Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 11 June 2025
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food
Impacts of the Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Act 2023: Discussion
2:00 am
Natasha Newsome Drennan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Sinn Fein)
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From antibiotics. Ms Garvan says there is a 28% reduction in antibiotic use. What difference has that made to our health and to animal health? Is it possible to say that? Every animal has a tag and a passport. On our farm, we are using the same amount of antibiotics that we always used in the event of animals being sick. I find it hard to see how there has been a reduction of 28%. Is there a pocket where that has come from?