Mairead Farrell (Galway West, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses. It was interesting to listen to their initial presentations and the exchanges. One thing that stood out in the discussion on recruitment and particularly retention, in terms of work vets are now willing to do, was Mr. Moriarty's mention of it being very academic-focused. Do the witnesses think there is an issue that people are points-driven going into these courses rather than necessarily wanting to be vets? People go abroad, which is almost the harder route.They take that route because they really want to become vets. Will the witnesses answer that question? In other countries, there can be a different focus in how people get into these courses.