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- 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?
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Is Deputy Hogan disappointed?
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: I do not propose to accept these amendments. Our advice is that the Greyhound Industry Acts from 1958 to 1993 do not make provisions for animal welfare. As I indicated on Second Stage, I will be happy to delay the commencement order of the Bill until 1 January 2011. This is to allow the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food to amend the Greyhound Industry Act to include the welfare...
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Furthermore, I have provided an exemption from fees for hunt clubs. However, all dogs, including hunt dogs and greyhounds, are to be subject to the general provisions of this Bill. When referring to exemptions, I stated repeatedly I was referring to exemptions from fees. I do not know how many times I have had to clarify that in the House. Unfortunately, Deputies are deliberately stoking...
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Deputy Tom Hayes is not disabusing them of any of their notions either. It suits his political purpose to tell them they are correct and that I cannot be trusted.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: The process of vilification continues.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: That is regrettable. I keep returning to the point that this is animal welfare legislation. We have succeeded, through dialogue and the forming of consensus, in persuading Bord na gCon to come on board. It now accepts the legislation. Therefore, it is beyond me to understand how it can accept it while the Deputies opposite do not.
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: I thank the Deputy for the lecture on the nature of adversarial politics. I listened to his colleague, Deputy Rabbitte, speak last weekend. He informed us on the radio that the only reason the Labour Party voted against the Wildlife (Amendment) Bill was because it wanted to see whether doing so would topple the Government, and that it did not believe in what it was doing. I found that...
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: The only principle was to try to get into power as quickly as possible. I have consulted a wide body of people as best I can. The legislation is consensual and tries to move away from adversarial politics in so far as possible. I was heartened that, at least on Second Stage, the Labour Party voted with the Government. However, I hope it will do so during Committee and Remaining Stages. I...
- Dog Breeding Establishments Bill 2009 [Seanad]: Committee and Remaining Stages (8 Jul 2010)
John Gormley: Many people in rural Ireland share our concerns about animal welfare.