Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The Tipperary office had a larger staff of 28 and it was reduced to four. The same service is there. People do things in a totally different way. Farming is changing. If one asked the farmers at the recent mart in Roscommon if they would leave out a suckler cow scheme or charge for it, one cannot do it. One must be far more efficient. I am a farmer and I know and use the service. More than 40 people work in the District Veterinary Office, DVO, in Tipperary town. The same situation will obtain in Roscommon town. However I take the Deputy's points and if there is any further clarification Department can give I will ask it to do so.