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Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I agree with Senator Kelly in regard to the property tax. Much huffing and puffing was done by Ministers from both parties over the summer months on the tax. This is causing huge stress and anxiety for many people who simply cannot afford to meet essential costs such as mortgage repayments or even insure their homes. Due to the increased costs of insuring a home, many people are not...

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: They were defeated by a much stronger Donegal side. I give my best wishes to and thank the Gaelic Athletic Association for the display on Sunday in Croke Park and the work ethic of volunteer officials throughout the country, especially in my own county of Donegal. I wish our team every success as it prepares for next year's championship.

Seanad: Order of Business (25 Sep 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Jealousy.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 1: In page 11, lines 10 and 11, to delete "necessary" and substitute "reasonable". We are proposing to delete the word "necessary" and substitute the word "reasonable". We had a lengthy discussion on this issue on Committee Stage and I do not intend to go further into it today. What is the Minister's view?

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 2: In page 11, line 19, after "kept" to insert the following: "having regard to the potential of wind borne spread of disease or of protected or other species of wildlife spreading disease". Diseases can be spread by wind-borne infections over fences onto land. This amendment was discussed on Committee Stage. I ask for the Minister's view.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: We are waiting for someone to attend the Chamber. We were trying to protect the farmer so that he or she would not be held liable in the event that the disease on the land may have come from a wind-borne source. I appreciate that the Minister cannot accept the amendment.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 3: In page 12, lines 20 and 21, to delete "he or she considers appropriate" and substitute "set out by the Minister". This amendment deals with the authorised officer who may for the purposes of subsection (3) issue a permit and may attach such terms and conditions to it as he or she considers appropriate. Our amendment proposes to delete the words, "he or she considers...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 5: In page 13, lines 23 and 24, to delete all words from and including "that" in line 23 down to and including "suffering" in line 24 and substitute "appropriate to the animal species". Yes. The amendment deals with the suffering of animals. The reasoning is to have regard to the animal's nature, type, species, breed, development and the environment.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: The current wording is what we were looking for in this amendment in that there is a recognition of the species.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I am willing to accept that.

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 6: In page 13, line 35, before "do," where it firstly occurs to insert "intentionally". This amendment was discussed on Committee Stage. The prohibition on animal cruelty is referred to in the legislation which states that a person shall not do or fail to do anything or cause to permit anything to be done to an animal that causes injury. I ask the Minister to consider...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 7: In page 14, line 7, after "terrified" to insert the following: "unless accepted as a normal farming activity/method". Amendments Nos. 7, 11 and 14 to 16, inclusive, relate to normal farming practices. They provide for a distinction in the legislation between the owner of a budgerigar, fish tank, pet dog or cat and what would be described as normal farming practices...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I thank the Minister and acknowledge the thinking he has put into this. The example I gave on Committee Stage was trying to put a bull into a trailer, with the bull being tied or harnessed and getting excited and the farmer trying to keep the bull under control while protecting their own safety. The same situation would occur in a show ring where there are many people around. What the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 8: In page 14, line 21, to delete "or a code of practice". This refers to the codes of practice relating to productive farming, which I mentioned a few minutes ago. The codes are in place at present on a voluntary basis. The difficulty is that when one speaks to a farmer about codes of practice they will say they have been doing this for years, they were reared on a...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 9: In page 14, line 30, to delete "reasonable grounds" and substitute "evidence". These amendments seek to substitute "evidence" for "reasonable grounds". I have tabled this amendment again although I accepted what the Minister said on Committee Stage, that the authorised officers need teeth and the wherewithal to be able to go into a premises without the necessity of...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I agree with the Minister's statement that the crux of the matter pertains to how authorised officers fulfil their duties. It is a question of their appointment. From my interpretation of the legislation, there are three ways in which an authorised officer can be appointed, namely, through the Minister, through the local authority structure or through a welfare organisation. Which...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 17: In page 23, lines 12 and 13, to delete "acting as such" and substitute ", competent knackery personnel".

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: This concerns the humane destruction of animals. Section 23 indicates that an authorised officer or veterinary practitioner should carry out this action, setting out when it should be done if an animal is fatally or severely injured, where it would prevent the animal from further suffering. We are raising the issue because of cost, as knackery personnel could be given the scope to do the...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: Would the owner of an abattoir be covered under section 23(1) or 23(2)? It would probably be section 23(1).

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Report and Final Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Brian Ó Domhnaill: I move amendment No. 19: In page 26, to delete lines 3 to 26.