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Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I have what?

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I have not. I could make a very nasty remark but I will not because I am a gentleman. I did not hear the Cathaoirleach take umbrage at what Senator Glynn said about me a minute ago.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Thank God, you did not. Whether we like it, the Bill is an attack on the greyhound industry. There are people involved in it who provide employment, take the Irish name worldwide and make the country proud. If the Bill is allowed to pass as it stands, we will tell a different story, whether the Minister of State and the Members opposite like it.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's voice has gone up ten decibels.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: There is a part of me that wonders how I can follow Senator O'Malley's histrionics, given she overreacted to what Senator Coffey rightly said.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: This section is a gross insult to the greyhound industry and dog breeders, as Senator Coffey said. Senator O'Malley should have taken time to read the explanatory memorandum, which refers to those connected with animal welfare. I agree with her that we should have a serious debate and the Bill should fundamentally be about animal welfare. Everybody accepts the requirement of duty of care...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I would like the Senator to comment on their unwritten statement of intent to get rid of the greyhound industry. Senator Coffey tabled a reasonable amendment, which calls for the designation of an official or veterinary practitioner by the local authority to become the authorised person. Given the Government, of which the Minister of State is a member, has imposed a prohibition-embargo on...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: This is related to the amendment.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I am not the only one wandering or meandering. A few people got stuck and they were bounced at the bend. They have not recovered at all.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I will not take lectures from Fianna Fáil Members.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: She is only coming in behind the pack just to see how she can defend certain issues. I will not be lectured by Members opposite who purport to be better than the rest of us.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The Senator's colleague was. She lost the plot a little. I refer to the level of compliance, the method of enforcement and who will be the authorised person because the definition of an "authorised person" is not clear. I appreciate where Senator O'Malley is coming from. Many people involved in animal welfare have the right intention and are well motivated. I may fundamentally disagree...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I am speaking to the amendment. I apologise for using the wrong terminology. Subsequent to the publication of the Bill and to the working group's recommendations in the interim report, did the Minister or officials or agents of his engage with people involved in the greyhound industry? Was there clear engagement subsequent to the publication of the Bill? If we allow this section, as...

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I am speaking to it.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: I am. What I am saying relates to the amendment. The potential here-----

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: The potential for what might happen if this amendment is not accepted is that any Tom, Dick or Harry could become an authorised officer. That point has been lost on the Government Members. They may throw their eyes to heaven, voice their exasperation and think they are better than us but they are not.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: If I was paranoid, I would not be alive.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: We are, thank God. That is the bottom line.

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Paranoia, by the way-----

Seanad: Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009: Committee Stage (Resumed) (9 Mar 2010)

Jerry Buttimer: Paranoia, by the way, has allowed the people about whom Senator O'Malley spoke to protest, e-mail and make representations. That also constitutes paranoia.