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I wish to be associated with the Minister's comments. I thank him personally. This Bill has been mooted since the European regulation came in more than two years ago. There have been many discussions on it. As the Minister said, the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine had many meetings concerned with this issue, even prior to the pre-legislative scrutiny process. There was much engagement with all the stakeholders. Senator Boyhan is also a member of that committee. During all that time, I…

We will now deal with No. 5, motion regarding the continuance of the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998 and No. 6, motion regarding the Criminal Justice (Amendment) Act 2009. Both motions will be debated together and decided separately. I call on the Acting Leader to move No. 5 regarding the Offences Against the State (Amendment) Act 1998.

I call Senator Horkan, who has seven minutes.

I welcome the Minister and thank him for all the work he has put into the Bill up to this Stage. Without going over what he said, we are here today in the context of EU Regulations 2019/6 and 2019/4 in respect of the manufacture of medicated feed. The regulations were agreed in 2018 and came into effect in January 2022. The regulations set out rules for the manufacture, import, export, sale, supply, distribution, advertisement, control and use of veterinary medicinal products and medicated feed, aiming to modernise…

Next Tuesday.

I welcome the Minister to the House. If needs be, I second his proposal that the Bill be now read a second time. I warmly welcome the Bill, which will provide for the establishment of a body known as an rialálaí agraibhia. The Minister thanked many people in his conclusion but he left out one very important person. Without becoming overly partisan - I am not being partisan - the Minister deserves great credit and thanks. The Bill would not be here today without him. It is his brainchild. During the previous Governm…

Next Tuesday.

Next Tuesday, 20 June, at 1 p.m.

Amendments Nos. 2, 4 to 7, inclusive, 12, 13, 20, 21, 25, 26, 48 to 50, inclusive, and 52, are related and may be discussed together by agreement. Does the Minister wish to speak on the grouping?

I call Senator Boyhan but we will be suspending in under a minute.

Before we commence, I welcome the group in the Gallery from Cooneal National School in Mayo.

Before we proceed, I welcome our guests in the Public Gallery from the active retirement group in Mohill, County Leitrim. Tá fáilte rompu.

I welcome a group of German politics students in the Gallery from the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. They are all very welcome to view proceedings here today. Unfortunately, they have come at the end and I must now to ask the Acting Leader when it is proposed to sit again.

Is that agreed? Agreed.

We will resume our Committee Stage deliberations on section 21. Amendments Nos. 54 to 58, inclusive, 88, 91 and 92 are related and may be discussed together. Is that agreed? Agreed.

The Senator can speak to all the amendments in the group.

I thank Senator Warfield. There are no other contributors, so I call on the Minister, Deputy O'Gorman, to respond.

Amendments Nos. 59 to 70, inclusive, in the name of Senator Boyhan are out of order as they involve a potential charge on the Exchequer.

The Senator may speak on the section after I have gone through the amendments.