Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

There were a couple of other points. With regard to the temperature, it was said that it was going to be based on meteorological predictions. I do not see the logic there because with the greatest of respect to our meteorological friends, they do not always get it right. You could have a situation where you have a lorry or a ship that will not travel on a day because it is predicted that a certain temperature is going to be reached, and then that does not happen. Equally damaging for the animals is the scenario where the prediction is that the temperature is going to be below the allowed value, and on the day it is actually higher or warmer, and the animals are travelling. I do not see how scientific evidence could come up with a scenario like that, which is very open to creating the scenario where you could, by following the regulations, have a situation where animals are travelling when they should not be. That is another one we need to be questioning.