Brian Ó Domhnaill (Fianna Fail)

I move amendment No. 43:

In page 32, between lines 26 and 27, to insert the following paragraph:

"(d) shall inform the owner of the independent appeals process to the decision and the associated timeframe.".

This amendment seeks to insert a new paragraph (d) which states: "shall inform the owner of the independent appeals process to the decision and the associated timeframe." This relates to the Minister reducing or refusing to pay compensation to an owner of a farm animal. I have no difficulty with paragraph (a) which relates to where a farmer fails to take reasonable measures. However, I believe that it should be provided in the Bill that the owner of the animal be informed that an independent appeals process will be established and that an indicative timeframe in that regard should be laid out, so that the owner of the animal, if refused compensation, would have the opportunity to make an appeal. Perhaps that is already provided for in the legislation.