Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I acknowledge what Senator Barrett has said. It is a sensible resolution to leave it to the Minister to bring in regulations in this area. I accept what the Minister said also. We must be mindful of the fact that we are dealing with animal welfare. As a parliamentarian, in the past I was often critical of Ministers, including some of our own, who brought in regulations after the primary legislation had been passed. One example of that is the septic tank legislation. Although it was passed, we still have not seen the maintenance standard, although we cannot blame the Minister for that.