Derek McDowell (Labour)

I have no interest in the horse industry, good, bad or indifferent but one thing I am sure of is that the Minister, despite what he has said about reviewing, assessing and collecting information on numbers and so on, has not the remotest intention of interfering with it. This will allow us to flog that particular horse for another couple of years at least. I suppose it suits all concerned. I agree with almost everything the Minister has said in terms of how one goes about assessing these matters. There are some things, and this is where we would disagree, which the State has a responsibility to provide. Park and ride is a facility that should be provided by local authorities. I would say the same about child care. We should not leave these up to the vagaries of tax incentives and so on. I agree with the general thrust of the Minister's comments. He is in a position where he is turning his back on all of these reliefs which, in theory, he is meant to abolish, notwithstanding the extension this year.