Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 11 October 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 (Resumed)
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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On that point, the difficulty is not the duration but the quantity. As has been said, a vet is obliged to provide a prescription that will last 12 months but he or she can only prescribe a quantity suitable for just one month. Is that a fair comment?