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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.

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

Jerry Buttimer: The Minister in his reply, and I will conclude on this point-----

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

Jerry Buttimer: There are times in the House where people are downright rude and irreverent and they should be chastised and rebuked for it. I have taken enough lip from Senator O'Malley and I will not take any more.

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

Jerry Buttimer: I heard the Senator's remark.

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

Jerry Buttimer: If I am wrong, I apologise.

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

Jerry Buttimer: There seems to one rule for one group and another rule for another group.

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

Jerry Buttimer: I have. The Members opposite should listen. Perhaps I will start again.

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

Jerry Buttimer: The PhD that Senator O'Reilly spoke about has been very much in evidence in the level of the Bill we have before us and in the participation of the people on the far side.

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

Jerry Buttimer: Gabh mo leithscéal, but I am defending myself and my party. I will not take smart remarks from anybody, especially from people who have put forward a Bill but who have no interest in creating or retaining jobs.

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

Jerry Buttimer: Will the Minister of State clearly define who is the authorised person in this context, who is eligible to be that person and give an example of the people he has in mind in this respect? Is the Government serious about the retention of 11,000 jobs in this industry? If it is, it will accept this and the other amendments put forward by Members on this side of the House as a serious attempt...