Relevant Matter
Legislation
Public Policy Area
Agriculture
Period
1 Jan, 2021 to 30 Apr, 2021
Specific Details
Communications with the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, in relation to the national implementation of EU Regulations 2019/6 on Veterinary Medicines.
Intended results
Veterinary Ireland's response to statements made at the Joint Oireachtas Committee hearing on Tuesday 9th February 2021 regarding medicines regulations.
Veterinary Ireland's call on the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to respond to the inaccurate assertions made at the Joint Oireachtas Committee meeting so the record can be corrected.
An opportunity to meet with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine to discuss Veterinary Ireland's concerns.
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine views on the prescribing of antiparasitic veterinary medicines, the prescribing of antimicrobial veterinary medicines, including dry cow tubes, and the development of a national electronic prescribing system.
That a copy of Veterinary Ireland's submission be circulated to the members of the Joint Oireachtas Committee.
The opportunity for Veterinary Ireland representatives to appear before the Joint Oireachtas Committee to discuss this matter in greater detail with members of the Committee.
Briefing of the Joint Oireachtas Committee Members on the concerns of Veterinary Ireland in relation to the national implementation of EU Regulations 2019/6 on Veterinary Medicines regarding the prescribing, sale and supply of veterinary medicines.
Name of person primarily responsible for lobbying on this activity
Finbarr Murphy, Chief Executive, Veterinary Ireland; Conor Geraghty, President, Veterinary Ireland; Tadhg Gavin, Food Animal Chair, Veterinary Ireland.
Did any Designated Public Official(DPO) or former Designated Public Official(DPO) carry out lobbying activities on your behalf in relation to this return? You must include yourself, and answer Yes, if you are a current DPO or a DPO at any time in the past. (What is a Designated Public Official?)
No
Did you manage or direct a grassroots campaign?
No
Was this lobbying done on behalf of a client?
No
Lobbying activity
The following activities occurred for this specific Subject Matter Area.
Designated public officials lobbied
The following DPOs were lobbied during this return period on this specific Subject Matter Area. These DPOs were involved in at least one of the Lobbying Activities listed above, but not necessarily all of them.
As returns are specific to a Subject Matter Area the above Lobbying Activities may be associated with multiple returns.
Jackie Cahill
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Martin Browne
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Matt Carthy
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Michael Collins
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Michael Fitzmaurice
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Joe Flaherty
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Paul Kehoe
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Brian Leddin
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Michael Ring
TD (Dáil Éireann, the Oireachtas)
Victor Boyhan
Senator (Seanad)
Lynn Boylan
Senator (Seanad)
Paul Daly
Senator (Seanad)
Tim Lombard
Senator (Seanad)
Denis O'Donovan
Senator (Seanad)
Martin Blake
Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)
Paula Barry Walsh
Deputy Chief Veterinary Officer (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine)