Defence Forces

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 6 July 2022

Wednesday, 6 July 2022

Ceisteanna (113)

Sorca Clarke

Ceist:

113. Deputy Sorca Clarke asked the Minister for Defence the number of full-time qualified vets working in the Defence Forces Equitation School in the years of 2021 and to date in 2022, in tabular form. [36481/22]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Defence (Deputy Simon Coveney)

The military authorities have advised that there are no full-time qualified vets in the Equitation School. Veterinary care is outsourced to a private veterinary practice, the tender for which is advertised every four years.