Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Does that not defeat the purpose in the sense that a vet has to prescribe, but he or she can issue a prescription that is valid for a full 12 months?

Whatever value might have been placed on the fact that a vet would need to be on site and make a determination is undermined. By the way, I support the position that vets should be able to give a 12-month prescription. However, I just do not understand how the two arguments could hold up. On the one hand, they are saying we need to do this to deal with antiparasitic resistance, while, on the other, saying that we could actually deliver.