Ms Paula Barry Walsh:

We will commit to looking at those questions to give written answers to Deputy Nolan, as she asked a few different questions.

To respond to Deputy Ring, the stakeholder group which was set up by the Department recognised that real issues were emerging from anti-parasitic resistance. That is the driver around this. We have tried to address people being put out of business today. We are continuing our consultations on that end.

We have given an idea of the various issues, which involve not just the electronic prescribing system but also looking at the validity of a certificate. A farmer will not be under any pressure to exercise that certificate on the spot if he is in a veterinary premises. He will have time to think about where he wants to go. They are the types of options we seek to have.

That is some of it, but my colleague might wish to respond to some of the points.