Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

General Scheme of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2022: Discussion

Dr. Orla Keane:

That kind of model has issues associated with it. A prescription will be valid for a year. Under the current targeted advisory service on animal health, TASAH, scheme, the idea is that there is a plan for the year and a prescription for the year, rather than getting a new prescription each time a product is required.