Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 April 2017
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
General Scheme of the Greyhound Industry Bill 2017: Discussion
4:00 pm
Mr. Brendan Gleeson:
They could be but, in practice, the authorised officer under the Animal Remedies Act is generally a veterinarian appointed by the Minister. These are authorised officers appointed by the board. Under the Act they are appointed by the Minister and, generally, I believe it would be a veterinarian appointed by the Department.
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