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Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: That is completely irrelevant.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: Deputy Tuffy is talking about section 2, not section 1. Her remarks are utterly irrelevant anyway.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I will reply to the contributions of the Deputies opposite, beginning with Deputy Phil Hogan who seems to be exercised about the stability of the Government. He is concerned about the trust that exists between the Government parties. I would have thought he would have welcomed destabilisation in Government but I can tell him that we have a renewed programme for Government, which will go...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: That is a fact.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: That is exactly the way we want to approach this. We want to get through the legislation as quickly as possible. Section 26(1) of the Wildlife Act allows the Minister to grant a licence to the master of a pack of stag hounds, authorising the hunting of deer by that pack. This section is being repealed. The reference to section 35 of the Wildlife (Amendment) Act 2000 relates to the repeal...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: If the Deputy reads the Bill she will see that we are making provision to issue shooting licences. It is something that has been completely overlooked in this debate. As Minister I have issued many licences for the shooting of deer but this is a different activity.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I do not know what sort of information the Deputy has but one does not need to be a vet or any specialist to see that the animal in question is under severe stress. It is a domesticated animal. The vets to whom I have spoken have clearly stated that the animal is under severe stress-----

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: It is and I have spoken to the vets. The Deputy has a vested interest. I accept that.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: We are dealing with amendments Nos. a1, 1 and 1a together. I stated on Second Stage that I would table an amendment to section 3 to allay the fears of licensed deer stalkers who have a licence from my Department under section 29 that might inadvertently affect their legitimate hunting practices. It is not unusual for a deer stalker to bring a dog while out hunting deer. This is especially...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: That is not true.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: The Deputy referred to a robust exchange of some sort.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: He said something about a robust exchange.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: What did he mean?

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: True.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: Try living in the real world.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: There are many reasons.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: Who appointed Lar Bradshaw? You did.

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Committee and Remaining Stages (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: On a point of order, you reprimanded me earlier for not speaking through the Chair. I have noticed since then that Members are speaking directly across the floor. Perhaps we could have some consistency.

Estimates for Public Services 2010. (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I move the following Revised Estimates:

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2010: Second Stage (Resumed) (29 Jun 2010)

John Gormley: I thank the Deputies for their contribution. I will try to be as brief as possible because we want to get onto the various amendments, but I want to start by saying that the position of the Labour Party is completely hypocritical. It is a fact, as we have the signatures and we know-----