Paul Daly (Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their submission. I am delighted that it appears everybody is singing off the one hymn sheet from a supply point of view in rural Ireland. I would like to hear ICOS's opinion on part of the Department's submission. The Department was very cognisant of the problem of antiparasitic resistance and in recognition of that it set up the antiparasitic resistance stakeholder group. ICOS is a member along with the ILMA, Veterinary Ireland, the HPRA, Teagasc and others. The Department submission listed what this stakeholder forum has been dealing with and the sixth item mentioned was to "facilitate an efficient, competitive supply chain through effective regulation and innovation". My interpretation of that, and they are the Department's words, is the status quo. What negotiations, dealings or discussions have the witnesses had on the regulation within that stakeholder group?