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- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Fine Gael is operating hand in glove with RISE!, which is regrettable. Let us deal with the legislation before us, which is good legislation that will allay the concerns of many people. Fine Gael has stoked up this matter and continues to do so.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Here it is.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Deputy Hogan is completely wrong.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Unfortunately, Deputy Hogan in particular continues to peddle a number of falsehoods quite deliberately.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: He has stated that certain breeds of dogs were always supposed to be separate from this legislation. That is not so. It simply is not the case and anyone-----
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Hold on. I wish to correct what you put on the record of this House. I cannot let that go.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: I must-----
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: This is a fact. Please, do not come into this Chamber-----
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: -----and say that it was always understood that certain breeds of dogs would be exempt. That was not the case.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: You did. You came in here and you said that.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: You said that I had come in and somehow widened the remit of this legislation.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: That is what you said and that is incorrect.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: That is absolutely incorrect because I simply followed to the letter the guidance that came from the task force that was set up by my predecessor.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: The other point Deputy Hogan was trying to make was that somehow, I did not consult. However, all these people were part of the task force. There was total consultation and I have met representatives of the Irish Greyhound Board a number of times.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Deputy Hogan then spoke of smoke-filled rooms and all the rest. This is total nonsense. I have never been in a smoke-filled room-----
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: This is simply complete nonsense. This legislation is an animal welfare measure. As agreed, I am giving the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food an opportunity to amend the 1958 Act-----
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: -----which will allow him to include animal welfare provisions in that legislation. As to whether I am able to state on the floor of this House what exactly will be included in that legislation, I cannot.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: This is ridiculous. We are here to discuss this legislation but Members now wish me to begin to discuss legislation that has not even been published yet.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: That is absolutely ridiculous. Let us have calmness and some sanity and let us talk about the legislation before us. When the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food publishes his legislation, we can talk about it in detail. I imagine-----
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Is that not the best course of action?