Paul Bradford (Fine Gael)

We are at one in trying to ensure that the section is tidied up. The Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food heard a presentation from Veterinary Ireland in which strong representations were made to have this section, as Senator McCarthy's amendment suggests, removed. The Minister is proposing a new version of the section and I accept that she is trying to tidy it up. She made the point that she is removing the clause concerning the administration of an anaesthetic to an animal. Would the treating of an animal in an emergency not sometimes include the administration of an anaesthetic?