Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 11 October 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Martin HeydonMartin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will bring in Mr. O'Mahony and maybe Dr. Corkery as well on some of the Deputy's points.

Back to my earlier point, the Deputy is not comparing like with like. In terms of antibiotics, there is a five-day length of lifespan for a prescription. Antiparasitics will have a 12-month lifespan. They are very different. The officials here can come in with the specific details in terms of numbers but the Deputy is not comparing like with like there. They are not the same in terms of the prescription process.

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