John Gormley (Dublin South East, Green Party)

I do not wish to be prescriptive about this. We are not talking about mass payment. There is a limited number of dog breeding establishments. At this stage local authorities are quite experienced in processing payments for rent, rates or levies of any description. They generally operate a range of payment mechanisms to facilitate easy payment. It is not necessary for the Minister to prescribe how they should operate their systems. I understand the sentiment behind the amendment but it is not necessary. Therefore, I intend to leave the section as is.