Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 20 October 2021

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Joe FlahertyJoe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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That is fine. Coming back to professional indemnity, which each vet and nurse in a practice would have, my colleague, Deputy Cahill, made a good point about a practice operating that did not have a vet at a particular point. Hypothetically, if I went into a practice and got medication for my in-foal mare and she tragically died, what would my recourse be?