Regulation
The Veterinary Council of Ireland (VCI) is the Statutory Body for the Veterinary Profession in Ireland established under the Veterinary Practice Act 2005 (Ministry for Agriculture & Food.
Veterinary Specialist Recognition
- VCI recognises all EBVS® Colleges.
- A specialist must provide confirmatory evidence of credentials.
- VCI has its own Specialist registry.
Advanced Veterinary Practitioners
- A GradCert DHH is recognised by VCI and is recognised as Advanced Practitioner Status.
- The postgraduate certificate in Equine Sports Medicine by the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, UK is also recognised as Advanced Practitioner Status.
Continuing education of veterinary general practitioners
- Postgraduate certificates are awarded by University College Dublin (UCD) for their on-line CPD courses
- There are four on-line graduate certificate programmes offered by UCD.
- Continuing Veterinary Education became mandatory for renewing a Licence to Practise on 1 January 2012
- This process is overseen by VCI.
Veterinary education
- The Veterinary School, founded in 1903, at University College Dublin provides a full veterinary curriculum and has been accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA, re-accredited in January 2014).
- Veterinary practitioners in Ireland are not allowed to use doctor as a courtesy title.
Membership Organisations
- The membership organisation is Veterinary Ireland, based in Dublin.
- Veterinary Ireland is the representative body for veterinary surgeons in Ireland.
- Veterinary Ireland has no regulatory function.
