Teresa Costello (Fianna Fail)

I thank the Minister of State for his response. I understand the Minister's position on this. I am coming at it from the point of view whereby I have had people bringing the cutest little dogs into my clinic while crying at the thought of having to decide whether they should give up this little dog that has provided them with love and kindness for seven or eight years or take a roof over their head. What really sickened me in the response I got was that it was a management company calling the shots. If it was coming from the AHB directly, I would probably have a bit more respect for the stance. It caught in my throat when the finger was pointed that way. They would be better placed to be more answerable to the AHB on matters such as that. I appreciate there is nothing in legislation preventing tenants from keeping pets, so I will have a look into that further. I have noticed on the South Dublin County Council website a huge number of houses and properties available under the choice based letting scheme, which is welcome, but unfortunately, a lot of them referred to a no-pet policy, which made my heart sink a bit. I thank the Minister of State for his response. I appreciate it.