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

Photo of Paul DalyPaul Daly (Fianna Fail)
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I welcome the representatives from Teagasc. I will first start with the veterinary medicines side focusing specifically on antiparasitic resistance, that is, where the parasite has resistance to the drug. In its opening statement, Teagasc states that these pathogens are estimated to cost €240 million annually. Is that figure based on a loss from resistant pathogens or pathogens in general in the herd?