Michael McCarthy (Labour)

I move amendment No. 43:

In page 36, subsection (2)(a), line 3, after "a", to insert "Class A".

This amendment is a result of the negotiations we have held with Veterinary Ireland. There is a point to be made about the temporary influx of foreign vets under the limited registration provisions. Examining this issue in the context of the manner in which limited registration applies to foreign vets, it should only be required where the disease or the eradication programme concerned involves a class A disease, rather than any possible disease eradication programme. There are sufficient numbers of personnel to deal with general cases of possible disease eradication programmes. The situation speaks for itself in terms of demanding assistance from outside Ireland. Reservations were expressed about the logic of allowing limited registration to apply more broadly than is necessary. I hope the Minister will consider this section in the same context.