Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Veterinary Practices: Discussion

Mr. Peadar Ó Scanaill:

To clarify, it is not the company that provides a service. The vets, with their certificates of suitability, basic degrees and continuing professional development points, at the premises identified on our register are the only people who provide that service. It is with those vets that the farmer makes contact. They will answer and they are obliged to provide 24-hour cover. The others are investors who are not influencers, do not answer the phone and do not provide the service. The service is provided by the vets. The ownership is not within our remit but service provision is very much within our remit.

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