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Vets must register with the council in order to get a licence to deliver veterinary services. \ Donal O Leary
The Veterinary Council of Ireland suspended the registrations of four vets in 2020 for a number of different allegations in relation to prescriptions for animal medicines.
In 2020, the council had 3,044 vets and 1,097 veterinary nurses on its register, the council’s annual report for 2020 shows.
Vets must register with the council in order to get a licence to deliver veterinary services.
The council suspended the registration of Seán O’Neill, from Ballyart House, Brittas, Co Limerick, for six months last year after it was alleged that he prescribed animal remedies to animals which were not under his care.