Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I apologise that I was not here for the start of the meeting. In regard to the certificate of suitability and the fact there has to be a registered vet who manages the company on behalf of the other bodies, from the point of view of the Veterinary Council, if the company goes against the views of the registered person, is that desirable or is it something the council would agree with? To answer my own question, the company would have its own set of rules and it is a question of whether the individual complies with this or not. Would the council look at the set of rules the company has to see if it is compatible with veterinary practice? I am thinking of the recent case in Donegal where the person responsible - the vet - wanted to do evening cases, but the company did not want that and the company ended up closing and relocating, and cherry-picking customers and so on. Is that something the council would take a role in or responsibility for?