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:

To the best of my knowledge, there are no new products on the horizon. Two new products for sheep became available in 2009 and 2010. They are only licensed for use on stomach and gut worm in sheep and not cattle. There have been no new products for quite a number of years and to the best of my knowledge, there are no new products due. Perhaps the drug companies might know if there are products in the early stages of development but I am not aware of any that will be available in the short term.