Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

This amendment refers to premises owned or occupied by the owner of an animal being attended to by the registered person. I have already provided for this principle in the case of farms. It would not be appropriate to extend it to other premises. Regarding pet animals, the usual approach is to bring them to the vet and I would not like to encourage a trend in the opposite direction. I draw attention to section 106(1)(d), which provides a general exemption for emergencies.