Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The reality is that a vet will attend because vets get out and do their work. We complain about the health service and many people tell us that veterinary practitioners are often better than the health service in many places. that is because they respond and get out to farms in the middle of the night. The difficulty people have is where a company is in charge of a practice and may say to a vet he or she will not be paid. That is the point that we need to get to.