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- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Ms Muldoon mentioned that the Grant Thornton report concluded that there is a broad range of opinion within the profession and among the public on the question of corporate ownership. From my reading of the report, I understand that it indicated that 44% of the public were against corporate ownership while 13% were in favour. That does not show broad support.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Among vets, 71% were opposed to corporate ownership, as were 85% of veterinary nurses. These people are currently working in practices and they were opposed to corporate ownership. For the purposes of this debate, corporate ownership means the beneficial owner of a veterinary practice not being a vet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Okay. Some said it made no difference. I will come back to that. Veterinary Ireland came before the committee at its last meeting. I do not know if Ms Muldoon saw that.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: One of the things its representatives stated was that "those practices are operating outside the Veterinary Practice Act and in complete contravention of the animal remedies regulations". Veterinary Ireland also indicated that legal advice was provided to a corporate owner that entered the market indicating the same. Does Ms Muldoon have a response to that?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Okay. I thank Ms Muldoon.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: I want to try to get a grasp of where the VCI is coming from because Ms Muldoon said a number of times that this legislation is not something she would comment on. Ms Muldoon will not comment on whether there is an issue pertaining to the regulation of owners or not. I want to go back to the point on the regulation of individual vets. Does it operate on the same basis as the system that...
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Erased means that person is not allowed to be a vet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Somebody could be erased as a vet and still own a veterinary practice and employ six other vets.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: The boss could be somebody who the council has decided is not fit to be a vet.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Does the council not see that therefore there is need for regulation?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Through the practice. Ms Muldoon said every practice operates.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: The address, the space, the room and so on.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: What happens if I am not a vet and I open one of those practices?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: If I am a corporate body - not a vet - first of all, I employ a vet to be able to get the certificate of suitability?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: What happens if that vet and I fall out or he goes off and sets up his own practice? Can the same vet be the person who has received that certificate for more than one location?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Okay.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: The certificate of suitability could apply to a vet who is not working in that practice.
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: Is there a minimum period of time the holder needs to be there?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: They usually are based there but it is possible they cross over?
- Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: General Scheme of the Veterinary Practice (Amendment) Bill 2021: Discussion (Resumed) (20 Oct 2021)
Matt Carthy: I welcome the witnesses' engagement here today but I think they have reinforced my view that this legislation is necessary.