Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 24 May 2023

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

New School of Veterinary Medicine: Discussion (Resumed)

Photo of Joe FlahertyJoe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail)
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Perhaps the point I am trying to get to is, looking at our profile and the number of farms vis-à-visother countries, what is the optimum number of graduate vets we need to be producing, given the age profile and to avoid this cliff-edge scenario? Obviously, we all agree that 80 to 82 is not the right number. What should it be?