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

Ms Caroline Garvan:

If we were to change the route, we would be interfering with the competent authority that determined on the basis of risk that the product should be dispensed only by a vet and pharmacist. We would be challenging and undermining its risk assessment. The Senator is correct that we can decide on the distribution channel but if we did the likelihood would be that the vaccines would then become prescription only, which would obviously put an additional burden on farmers and potentially a cost.