In a short mandate, we have two main challenges. One is the time that is available for legislation. We will look at secondary legislation because, obviously, we can progress it a bit more quickly. We will also look at primary legislation and legislative consent motions. I am not precious, folks: whatever we can do to protect against animal cruelty, I will do it. I will work with anyone, North/South and east-west. We will also look at policy.

The other main issue is budget and the resources that we can get. I understand the concerns of district councils about funding. That is why I am bidding as part of June monitoring. I am also hearing the concerns of animal welfare charities and the pressures that they are under. We will look at monitoring rounds and budgetary bids to see how we can support that. I will use every opportunity that is available to take forward actions on that. Most importantly, I want to work with stakeholders — there is a long list of what needs to be done because this place did not sit for many years — so that, together, we can prioritise what we want to do over the time ahead.