Martin Browne (Tipperary, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

The witnesses said that the UK allows its suitably qualified persons to issue prescriptions for a limited range of the prescription-only medicine products. However, Ireland did not choose this route in 2007 when the current directive became law. Instead, it relied on derogation to Article 34(3) relating to the evidence of the restrictions. Could the witnesses expand on that? Are they saying the Department is reluctant to put national legislation in place which would have helped deal with this issue? What is their opinion on the action the Department took?