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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)
Charlie McConalogue: We can, yes.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I have been adamant from the outset that I am determined to achieve an outcome which, while addressing the resistance issues, will ensure the system is robust and changes the approach which has led to increasing resistance in recent years. Alongside that, we need to ensure that we do not impact on the supply options and the choices available to farmers in their local areas. We also need to...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I have never applied the guillotine for any agriculture Bills. I know it has happened for some Bills but certainly not for agriculture. I do not recall any instance.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: The Deputy has a better memory than me.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: This is important and it is something the members have given a lot of time to. I will work with the Whip to ensure there is enough time provided in the Oireachtas on Report Stage to fully discuss it. I am committed to ensuring what we introduce does not impact on the choice available to farmers or have an effect on important businesses in local communities.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I acknowledge the work done by the Cathaoirleach and the members on this issue. He is not here today, but I give a particular mention to Senator Paul Daly who has done very strong work on this as well. My officials have been working hard on this and have put a lot of time and effort into it. We will continue to work to ensure the desired outcome is achieved. We will revisit it on Report...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: That impact assessment is with the team, which is awaiting this legislation. We have engaged on it with the data protection officer, DPO, who has indicated satisfaction with it. The assessment will be completed before the NVPS goes live.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: It requires the legislation to be passed for the full assessment to be done.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 9: In page 11, to delete lines 35 and 36 and substitute the following: "(a) specifying the information to be recorded on and the manner, method or form of recording information on or transmitting it to, the national database,". This is a technical amendment to ensure the exact format of the data third-party software companies need to provide to the NVPS can be...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: No, we will keep going.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I move amendment No. 10: In page 14, line 16, after “pharmacist” to insert “or a retail responsible person”.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: We can come back to it in the morning.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: If the amendment will go to a vote, I do.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I can reflect on it further, but it is not something I am of a mind to do. We can come back to it on 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)
Charlie McConalogue: We have already engaged with them. We have considered and have a clear view on it, but we can come back to it tomorrow morning.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: Yes.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: If the Chairman wishes to keep going, we will keep going.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: I shall continue from where I left off. I was talking about the fact that references were made in the debate on Second Stage on the additional administrative burden that might be placed on merchants and farmers regarding the fertiliser register. I have been acutely aware of this issue at all stages of the development of the project. I believe that the system, as it has been designed and...
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: There is no Minister in Northern Ireland.
- Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Committee Stage (29 Mar 2023)
Charlie McConalogue: There is no Minister.