Tim Lombard (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Mr. Ó Scanaill is stating that the council can bring a vet to task if the policy of the corporate entity for a practice is to do A, B, C or D and in respect of small animals only. If the vet sticks to that policy and does not accommodate large animals, the council will step in and direct that he or she must deal with all animals. That is the core issue. There are multiples that could buy up practices and state that they are dealing with the cash customer who can pay them and who will be financially beneficial for the business and that they do not want those in agriculture involved. Mr. Ó Scanaill is saying if that was to happen, the council would step in but that it would not attack the corporate, it would be attacking the operator. Is that true?