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Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 5: In page 9, line 33, to delete “prescription and dispensing” and substitute “prescription, dispensing and prescription endorsement”. Amendment No. 5 will expand on the phrase “prescription and dispensing” and substitute “prescription, dispensing and prescription endorsement”. The Minister will know that...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Amendment No. 8 would make the following change: "In page 10, line 38, after “persons” to insert “, following notification to the prescription holder”." We recognise that he Minister has gone some way to addressing the farmers in respect of data processing. They tell us that concerns remain, however. The power invested in the Minister under section 7 is quite...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: This was an issue and a concern even prior to my being elected to the House. There have been countless discussions at European level and throughout this House. A very real problem has arisen. We have heard evidence in this committee from a number of very important businesses right across rural communities. In some cases they are the economic drivers of those local communities. They have...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: The Forestry (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2020. We got as far as amendment No. 1 on it.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: There has only been one other so in 50% of cases the guillotine has been applied.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: On the basis of what the Minister has said, an element of trust is needed. I am getting it in the ear both ways on this but it is out of respect for the Chair and the members of this committee in recognition of their efforts to have this matter resolved that I do not want them to be forced to vote in a way that runs contrary to that. I hope the Minister's officials are hearing this as well,...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: This amendment seeks to take account of concerns raised with us by pharmacists regarding what they consider to be a fundamental issue in respect of their prescribing of veterinary medicines. We agreed as a committee that there is a need for a particular solution for pharmacists, given the code of conduct of the Veterinary Council of Ireland prohibits them from having professional...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Yes.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 6: In page 10, line 10, after "feed" to insert ", including the timeframe in which the recording of a prescription within the NVPS must occur".

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 7: In page 10, between lines 19 and 20, to insert the following: "(i) providing for the prescribing of anti-parasitic veterinary medicinal products and vaccines by veterinary practitioners whereby a veterinary practitioner does not have a client-patient-practice-relationship with the person to whom the prescription is issued."

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 8: In page 10, line 38, after "persons" to insert ", following notification to the prescription holder". I asked whether a data impact assessment has been carried out in respect of this aspect of the legislation.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: To clarify, has the impact assessment not yet been completed?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 11: In page 14, between lines 29 and 30, to insert the following: “(3) The Minister may make further regulations specifying the categories of veterinary medicinal products designated “prescription only” under paragraph 1 or “prescription only exempt” under paragraph 2 of Part 1 of the Schedule, taking due regard to the required...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Can we not deal with the rest of the parts now? The Minister has not given any indication that, on Report Stage, he will consider revisiting the issue that has been raised with regard to pharmacists.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Will the Minister agree to engage with the pharmacists again, before Report Stage?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I was just going to say that.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: Why has the Minister not done that?

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I would have hoped and expected-----

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: On a point of clarification, I have not spoken to amendment No. 11 as I did not know it was included in this group.

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)

Matt Carthy: I move amendment No. 31: In page 55, line 24, after “statute” to insert “anonymised”. Amendments Nos. 31 and 32 are related and propose to ensure that when information is being shared with third parties, such as meat or food processors, it is provided on an anonymous basis so that individual farmers are not identified.