Veterinary Medicinal Products, Medicated Feed and Fertilisers Regulation Bill 2023: Report and Final Stages
Dail Éireann — 2023-05-31
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Charlie McConalogue (FF), Donegal

I thank Deputy Kerrane for the amendment. It is something we discussed on Committee Stage. Having considered it, it is not something I propose to accept on the basis that the national veterinary prescription system, NVPS, allows for veterinary prescriptions to be marked as dispensed on the system. When we discussed this on Committee Stage, my understanding was that stakeholders wanted to ensure there is a robust system that records partial dispensing of prescriptions, including dates and amounts dispensed. I can confirm that this is the case. The NVPS has this functionality built into it and my departmental officials are continuing to engage with pharmacists on the matter. I am confident a technical solution within the NVPS is present to deal with the matter.

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Sitting date: 2023-05-31