Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 11 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion

2:00 am

Ms Caroline Garvan:

Yes, because when the products require prescription, the opportunity will be there for them to be on the system for retailers to access them. The other thing to say is that we have met with the retailers and responsible persons. We met with them in November. We are acutely aware of the stress and concern that this potential impact will cause, but they are not fully on board with the NVPS yet and are not fully using it. We have provided a free web app in order that they can use it through that. The main point is that the antiparasitics do not require prescriptions at the moment, so that is why they are not going up on the system.

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