Phil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)

In case Senator Byrne did not notice, the Dog Breeding Establishments Bill was passed in 2010 and he voted for it. It never ceases to amaze me how some Members of the previous Government and their newly elected colleagues can conveniently forget the commitments that were made and that they made. Allow me to quote from the renewed programme for Government agreed between Fianna Fáil and the Green Party on 10 October 2009. On page 24 of that document, it states: "We will introduce a scheme for the licensing and inspection of septic tanks and wastewater treatment systems." Other Members have-----