Seanad debates
Tuesday, 25 February 2003
Opticians (Amendment) Bill 2002: Committee and Remaining Stages.
The Minister stated in his reply on Second Stage that three drugs were suggested. He started the paragraph following the one I have just quoted by saying drugs are used in diagnosis. That is quite true, but section 12(a) of this Bill states that "a registered optician who is not a registered medical practitioner shall not suggest by any written or oral statement or by any action that the registered optician has made or is capable of making a medical diagnosis of a disease of the eye .". If this is the case, why, according to the Minister's own words, are we introducing drugs used to facilitate a diagnosis of eye disease?
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