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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: They were commissioned by the Veterinary Council.
- 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: Why were they sought? Was the council requested to do so or did it just decide to check the matter 13 years after implementing its interpretation?
- 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 know what the advice said. I am trying to find out why the council sought the advices. Ms Muldoon mentioned that there had been a number of inquiries. Who made the inquiries?
- 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: That clarifies nothing as far as I am concerned. Were those sub-committees of the Veterinary Council?
- 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: Members of a sub-committee of the Veterinary Council requested that the council seek legal-----
- 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: Let me reverse a little. Who precisely asked for this issue to be investigated or for legal advice to be sought?
- 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: Were any of those inquiries from a multinational corporation?
- 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. We will take our own-----
- 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: Did Ms Muldoon say that the council received four pieces of legal advice?
- 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: Were they all on the same issue?
- 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: Then why did the council need to get four pieces of legal advice?
- 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: And all of which say the same thing.
- 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: Prior to 2018, I take it that the Veterinary Council was satisfied that the veterinary services provided across Ireland were operating in an effective and efficient manner and were doing what the council needed them to do.
- 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 has mentioned a number of times that the council does not have information on the ownership of practices. She also mentioned that one of the council's roles was to receive confirmation of professional indemnity. To whom does the professional indemnity relate? Does it only relate to individual 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: All individual vets have to do 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: What about the actual practices in which vets operate? Are those obliged to have professional indemnity?
- 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: That is the point I am coming to. A number of practices would indicate to the council that, for example, the six vets working in them were all indemnified.
- 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 have to be indemnified individually.
- 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: Would such indemnity insurance indicate who took out the policy?
- 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: All that those who are on the register are doing is telling the VCI they have this insurance.