Written answers
Tuesday, 18 April 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Animal Welfare
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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1148. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken in seeking a resolution to allow the importing of a vaccine (details supplied) which cannot be bought in Ireland but is readily available in the UK and due to Brexit it is no longer available in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17849/23]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Due to the unavailability of the Irish authorised product Scabivax, an alternative product, Scabigard, has been licensed for import and use in Ireland through the Department’s Special Import Licensing (SIL) protocol in the last number of years.
Currently shortages of this product are being experienced in the UK. This in turn has impacted supply to the Irish market.
The manufacturing company of Scabigard have advised Department officials that they hope to replenish the supply to the UK market, which in turn will provide the necessary supplies to the Irish market by the middle of May. In the interim every effort is being made to source an alternative product and to have supply chains operational to meet the current demand.
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