Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Ian Fleming:

What we are looking at now is that there were 302 new registrants last year. This just gives us an indication in this regard. If we were to get another 100 in training, we would be hoping that we would get 100 who would go onto the register here. That would mean a total of 180. It would mean we would still be 120 short, but we would be making inroads into the deficit. If we can deal with the retention issues, and this is a major aspect, perhaps we would start to lower the top end of the requirement. The figures might start to drop.

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