Results 201-220 of 2,725 for speaker:Noel Coonan

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: I support the amendment. Veterinary Ireland pointed out clearly that it wanted this amendment included in the Bill. It comprises professional people who know what they want and they should be accommodated.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: I move amendment No. 46: In page 37, between lines 28 and 29, to insert the following new subsection: "(12) For the avoidance of doubt, a person who is registered under this section shall not carry out on an animal a treatment or procedure or administer an animal remedy, save in the course of a Class A disease eradication programme.". I accept this amendment was already discussed in part.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: I spoke on amendment No. 44. We did not discuss amendment No. 46.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: Amendment No. 46 is different. It is a specific amendment on this issue. If the Minister introduces limited registration, what will happen to those people when the pandemic is over? How will they survive? The danger of introducing limited registration is that those people can continue to operate. I tabled the amendment to define what they can and cannot do.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: Is the Minister saying they will be deregistered?

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: No.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: I compliment the Minister, even though I am not so sure about the meaning of the word.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: Senator Henry mentioned that there are a number of farmers who always have problems with their animals. However, the number is limited and the vast majority pride themselves, for example, when 40 cows are calved successfully or when there are 39 live births out of 40. They set very high standards. The Minister referred to somebody who is an employee of the farmer for at least two of the...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: What sort of employee does the Minister visualise as suitable?

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: They must have been working on a farm for two months out of the previous four.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: There will be a problem if the letter of the law is adhered to.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: I welcome what the Minister and Senator McCarthy have said. I am a little perplexed because I am amazed at the standards in Cork and Donegal. For more than 20 years, student vets have been attending in our area with the veterinary surgeon and taking part on a practical basis. I hope they would not have done anything illegal.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: If that is what the Minister means by the legislation that is certainly positive and worthwhile.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: On a point of clarification, when this legislation becomes law will it be illegal for a veterinary practitioner to advertise himself or herself as a veterinary surgeon?

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: I thank the Minister for providing clarification. Will she further clarify the situation in respect of non-registered persons? Senator McCarthy referred to this but, to be more specific, routine procedures are being carried out by farmers or their employees. I refer here to matters such as hoof paring or skulling and I will not upset the Minister by describing them.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage. (22 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: Will the Minister assure the House that the status quo will continue and that these services will not be affected?

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: I support the call for a debate on road safety. The AGSI questioned whether the current actions of the Garda Síochána are actually contributing to road safety. Senator Brian Hayes did not criticise the Garda, but pointed out its concerns. I would like to add another dimension to the debate. The AGSI has said that gardaí come under a productivity clause and are mandated to issue a set...

Seanad: Order of Business. (23 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: Will the Leader ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform to introduce what the AGSI is seeking, namely a transport unit that could examine the roadworthiness of both trucks and cars. The Garda is not able to do this at the moment. How often have the members, while driving under the speed limit, been overtaken by what one would call a bone shaker, with the front and back wheels...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: I withdraw amendment No. 103. I compliment the Minister on giving due recognition to the veterinary nursing profession in the Bill. The important words in amendment No. 99 are "while assisting and in the presence of a veterinary practitioner" and, second, "under the direction of a veterinary practitioner". There is another set of operations or procedures that a veterinary nurse may carry out....

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Committee Stage (Resumed). (23 Mar 2005)

Noel Coonan: The Minister has clarified most of the issues in respect of veterinary nurses and this is to be welcomed. She referred to animal husbandry. A farmer who looks after his animals regards them as his first concern. Must he or she engage a vet or could he engage a veterinary nurse in certain situations? Could a farmer engage a nurse when a vet is not available if it is a case of animal welfare?