Call for clarity over new vet rules

Mr Maher told the Irish Examiner that the IFA remains concerned about competitiveness and the “supply routes for farmers”.

Implementation of new rules, which will see vets required to prescribe antiparasitic medicines and mandatory electronic prescriptions, have been due to be in place from December.

Farmers and the wider industry are “concerned at the lack of clarity” around new veterinary prescribing rules due to come into force in the coming weeks, the Irish Farmers’ Association animal health chair TJ Maher has said.

Implementation of new rules, which will see vets required to prescribe antiparasitic medicines and mandatory electronic prescriptions, have been due to be in place from December.