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 Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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The witnesses have been comprehensive in their responses and, therefore, I do not have much to follow up on. We engaged with the witnesses in advance of the meeting about preparing a report on the approach the committee believed the Government should take. Following that and the heads of the Bill that we have seen, what is their analysis of the scope Government has to address concerns? This relates particularly to the NVPS. Where is the Government deficient in using that scope? Do the witnesses think the approach outlined in the report we produced was correct? Where do they think the Government or Department are falling on the heads of Bill? What amendment would be required to address that?