Victor Boyhan (Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for his response. I share all of his concerns as set out in his response. What gives me hope is the fact that he has not ruled out ongoing engagement with all of the stakeholders, which is critical.As I have said, the Minister will be aware of the issue of responsible persons and of the distribution networks of antiparasitics in rural communities. He will be conscious that any increased costs arising from veterinary prescription charges would be of concern. He will be, and should be, concerned about the potential for a monopoly to develop and about the inconsistency arising from having different regimes North and South. It is one island with regard to agriculture, or at least it should be. That is our objective and aim. I thank the Minister for his response. It is important that we have ongoing discussion in that regard. I will bring his response back to Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture and the Marine. I thank him again for his time.