Rose Conway-Walsh (Mayo, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

Here I am again with the vets. At this stage, I have probably spoken to the vast majority of vets from across the island. They obviously want to get this right, as do I. I come from a farming community along the western seaboard and we have long wanted a veterinary school there. It makes sense. It does concern me when the Minister speaks of an extension of what is already there because we, in particular, have a shortage of vets for large animals that needs to be catered for. It is not like putting on any other course. It is a school that has to have the full capacity to deliver what we need in terms of veterinary. I ask the Minister to bear that in mind. I reiterate the need for an all-island approach to this. I welcome that the Minister is supportive of that. Were there an institute here in collaboration with one of the institutes in the North, would the Minister be willing to explore and support that?

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