Jerry Buttimer (Fine Gael)

This section is a gross insult to the greyhound industry and dog breeders, as Senator Coffey said. Senator O'Malley should have taken time to read the explanatory memorandum, which refers to those connected with animal welfare. I agree with her that we should have a serious debate and the Bill should fundamentally be about animal welfare. Everybody accepts the requirement of duty of care in respect of animals but I challenge the hypothesis put forward by the Senator that those who purport to be concerned about animal welfare have only animal welfare as their concern.

I would love to hear Green Party Members on this.