Mr. Ollie Ryan:

The original advice from the Attorney General was that on its entering into force, the only one who could write a prescription was a vet . When we look at back at the role the responsible person has played in this regard over the past 20 years, we believe we have been prescribing all along and that we have a huge role to play in the future of prescribing anti-parasitic medicines. We took a fresh approach. It is with the Department at the minute and we are awaiting an outcome from that.