Dr. Paul Corkery:

I will answer. One is entitled to ask a vet and the vet is entitled, in law, to give all of those products if the vet sees fit to do so. That is important. It is a decision for the vet. The regulation is clear that these products are gated through vets. In other words, there is no access to antimicrobial products for animals anywhere in this land unless a vet prescribes them. The answer is that the Deputy can ask for the prescriptions he requires and it is likely he will get them. However, it is a matter for the vet to decide.