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Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: Alternatively, the Minister could accept my nominations.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: We have a female Minister for Agriculture and Food and a female Clerk of the Seanad.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I move amendment No. 6: In page 16, between lines 13 and 14, to insert the following: "(f) one person nominated by the Minister for Agriculture and Food as being representative of persons with a farming interest;"

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I second the amendment. Following our discussion on Committee Stage, I looked up what is officially covered under Class A diseases. It covers a huge number of specific diseases — the Minister may have a copy with her. For this reason, it is important that we specify Class A diseases in the amendment. Unfortunately, I did not being the list with me.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I move amendment No. 22: In page 41, line 41, after "an animal" to insert "and in the course of a Class A disease eradication programme". When the Minister made her case regarding Class A disease, to a large extent, she put the cart before the horse. The qualification and signature of a veterinary surgeon or a veterinary practitioner, as it will become, are recognised worldwide. In an...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: On a point of order, I am specifically speaking about disease eradication here.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I move amendment No. 31: In page 67, to delete lines 13 and 14. The legislation here appears to be loosely constructed although I accept that the Minister is speaking in terms of minor medical procedures and minor surgery. However, in human terms, a heart bypass operation was considered major surgery some years ago, whereas it is now considered minor surgery. If one is concerned about animal...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I second the amendment.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I also support the amendment. I previously made the suggestion of using a copy. If the Minister does not find a copy acceptable for display on a premises, her Department should insist that dual copies are issued when a person makes an application or qualifies for a certificate. If so and if the Minister insists on an original being placed on a wall, the person will have a second original to...

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: Not all birth certificates can be accessed in this way.

Seanad: Veterinary Practice Bill 2004: Report and Final Stages. (20 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: The Minister is accepting my suggestion.

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I would like to add my voice to the call for a debate, or rather, action on the health services. Mention has been made of services that are available after 6 o'clock in the evening or indeed, a 24-hour service. We have a two-tier health system. If one can afford health treatment one will get it instantly, if not one must wait and go through the agonies being experienced by patients at...

Seanad: Order of Business. (14 Apr 2005)

Noel Coonan: I accept that, but a young person in this age of wealth cannot be granted a wheelchair by this Government. Is this the new form of socialism we are witnessing?

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?