AQW 53308/11-16 Written question to the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development
To ask the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development to detail the forecast shortfall in the number of vets in Northern Ireland; and how her Department are working with other stakeholders to address this situation.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 22 January 2016
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 22 January 2016
- Answer due by
- 8 February 2016
- Answered
- 4 February 201613 days after tabling
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development does not have any formal system for forecasting the number of vets required for the north of Ireland. I am not aware of any evidence of an actual shortfall in the number of vets across the profession as a whole here, or across Europe, where there is free movement of qualified vets between all Member States.