Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 6 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

EU Regulation on Veterinary Medicinal Products (Resumed): Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Photo of Joe FlahertyJoe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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No, not edging out vets. I meant edging out suppliers, farm stores and so forth, which will not longer be able to do what they are doing now as a result of the new situation with responsible persons. Can Mr. Collins come back to me on whether there is a plan for vets on an annual basis? It seems reasonable, particularly if we are giving access to what will, in effect, be a guaranteed market. Surely there has to be some onus and responsibility on them financially to fund the system which enables that.