Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 26 Nov 1980

Vol. 324 No. 8

Written Answers. - Bovine Disease.

317.

Mr. L'Estrange

asked the Minister for Agriculture the incidence of (a) TB and (b) brucellosis in each county in each year since the inception of the scheme and the cost each year under headings: (i) compensation paid to herd owners and (ii) all other costs paid.

Minister for Agriculture (Mr. MacSharry)

The details requested by the Deputy are not available on a county basis, but particulars on a national basis are set out below:

	Bovine Tuberculosis	Brucellosis
Year ended March	Incidence (No. of Reactors slaughtered)	Compensation paid to Herdowners	All other costs paid	Incidence (No. of reactors slaughtered)	Compensation paid to Herdowners	All other costs paid
		£	£		£	£
1955	1,245	43,812	60,508
1956	3,656	124,292	187,740
1957	6,530	223,489	416,087
1958	14,098	531,440	452,464
1959	36,181	1,488,524	681,122
1960	167,076	7,575,199	1,300,767
1961	62,656	4,860,546	1,935,444
1962	58,981	4,614,442	6,110,015
1963	90,315	6,900,923	2,207,337
1964	115,032	6,452,827	1,909,432
1965	40,433	2,556,732	1,764,409
1966	20,372	1,387,563	1,509,024
1967	23,378	1,470,086	1,445,011	1,995	125,948	148,722
1968	26,239	1,709,812	1,383,723	3,595	246,490	234,417
1969	23,559	1,773,128	1,695,448	2,514	181,648	225,242
1970	34,765	2,711,591	1,617,231	1,743	146,508	263,511
1971	38,829	3,317,371	1,742,706	10,034	860,202	465,750
1972	35,982	3,681,761	1,890,389	21,636	2,381,611	514,244
1973	34,208	4,898,763	2,403,324	19,484	3,261,596	637,017
1974	39,985	6,767,999	2,295,593	47,913	7,063,725	954,205
Year ended December 1974	41,465	4,776,795	1,830,267	57,399	5,733,376	963,143
(Apr.-Dec.)
1975	21,516	4,921,071	1,206,977	77,993	7,607,511	1,161,456
1976	24,879	2,575,997	884,802	43,654	4,428,544	923,292
1977	51,067	3,902,998	3,747,949	40,348	2,955,905	1,238,929
1978	31,420	3,422,905	4,346,066	40,782	4,553,165	1,507,050
1979	25,383	2,825,666	3,964,268	71,280	5,622,830	1,817,656