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Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Was the Deputy outlining the Fianna Fáil position?

Common Agricultural Policy Reform: Statements (Resumed) (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: That was not the question.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: Thank you.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I thank the Deputies for participating. There has been genuine engagement. I decided to initiate the Bill in the Seanad, where there was also a really good debate. The Bill has taken a great deal of time to process, but that has been a good thing. The approach has not been party political, which is how legislation which is not really about ideology, with the exception, I accept, of what...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I will answer that question. There is a touch of Animal Farm about this discussion, in that some cats are more equal than others. I take the Deputy's point. I do not wish to make too many promises in this regard but I will come back to the committee in the autumn with some proposed initiatives. I will clarify what I propose to do with regard to the micro-chipping of dogs. We want every...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: It may. The current situation is unsatisfactory. The dog licensing system is only taken seriously in part by dog-owners. People who wish to be fully compliant with the law will pay for a dog licence but others do not regard a dog licence as a serious matter. We need a much clearer system which obliges compliance by all dog-owners and which uses modern scanning technology to provide full...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 46:In page 57, to delete line 40 and substitute the following: “within such period, being not less than 14 days, specified in the notice from the service of the notice and in such manner as specified in the notice.”.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 47: In page 63, line 5, after “7,” to insert “9,”.Most of the remaining amendments are technical amendments. Unless Deputies wish to ask questions I will deal with them quickly. These amendments are minor and technical in nature to clarify that organisations with which the Minister enters into a service agreement are not permitted to make...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 48: In page 63, line 5, after “26(2),” to insert “36(1) regarding the making of regulations,”.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 49: In page 63, line 6, to delete “, 7”.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 50: In page 64, after line 29, to insert the following: 77.—The Dog Breeding Establishments Act 2010 is amended, in section 17(b), by the insertion after “Act of 1986” of “or regulations made under section 36 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013”.”.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 51: In page 64, after line 29, to insert the following: 78.—The Welfare of Greyhounds Act 2011 is amended— (a) in section 12(7)(b), by substituting for subparagraph (iii) the following: “(iii) Part 2 or 3 or regulations made under section 36 of the Animal Health and Welfare Act 2013,”, and (b) in section 15(8)— (i) in paragraph...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 52:In page 66, between lines 10 and 11, to insert the following: No. 32 of 1986 Control of Dogs Act 1986 Sections 20, 24 and 29

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 53: In page 74, to delete lines 11 to 14, and substitute the following: “37. The provision of controls either generally or in relation to a particular area in respect of animal populations for the purposes of promoting, maintaining or improving animal health and welfare, including—”.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 54: In page 74, lines 38 and 39, to delete “paragraph 39” and substitute “paragraph 40”. This is a technical amendment to correct a cross-reference after an earlier amendment. I do not know why it was not grouped with that earlier amendment.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 55: In page 77, to delete lines 12 to 14. These are technical amendments to update the list of legislation.

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 56: In page 77, between lines 28 and 29 to insert the following: “ 40. Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 666 of 2007) "

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move amendment No. 57:In page 77, after line 57, to insert the following: 54. Brucellosis in Cattle (General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. No.554 of 2012) 55. Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2012 (S.I. No. 555 of 2012)

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The issue of feral cats is not straightforward because there are many cats that are effectively wild animals. They do not have owners and live and breed in the wild. However, that does not mean we do not have a responsibility towards them. They are not classified as protected animals in the Bill, but section 12 which prohibits animal cruelty applies to wild animals, as well as to protected...

Insolvency Proceedings: Motion (28 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: I move:That Dáil Éireann approves the exercise by the State of the option or discretion under Protocol No. 21 on the position of the United Kingdom and Ireland in respect of the area of freedom, security and justice annexed to the Treaty on European Union and to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to take part in the adoption and application of the following...