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:

It is important to state we do not have eyes on all the prescriptions that were issued this spring. It is highly likely that the retailers are still getting prescriptions but they are getting paper prescriptions because not all the vets are using the system. Therefore, we cannot say they are not still dispensing prescription products at retail level. The retailers would have to comment on that.