asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the recommended method of disposal of slaughtered bovine TB reactors; and if he has satisfied himself that all slaughtered reactors are disposed of in accordance with these conditions.
Written Answers. - Bovine TB.
118.
Under existing arrangements bovine TB reactors are subjected to ante- and post-mortem veterinary examination at meat export plants. As a result, all carcases and material deemed to be unfit for human consumption are denatured and disposed of to rendering plants.
I am satisfied that all identified reactors are slaughtered in accordance with these arrangements.
119.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the name and location of each outlet in the country licensed to slaughter TB reactors.
Bovine TB reactors are slaughtered only in registered beef export premises where ante-and post-mortem examinations are conducted under the supervision of veterinary inspectors from my Department.
The following are the beef export premises registered with my Department.
1. Agra Meat Packers Ltd., Condonstown, Watergrasshill, County Cork.
2. Anglo Irish Beef Processors Ltd., t/a AIBP Carlow, Royal Oak Road, Bagenalstown, County Carlow.
3. Anglo Irish Beef Processors Ltd., t/a AIBP Dundalk, Ravensdale, Dundalk, County Louth.
4. Anglo Irish Beef Processors Ltd., t/a AIBP Dublin, Cloghran, Swords, County Dublin.
5. Anglo Irish Beef Processors Ltd., t/a AIBP Cahir, Cahir, County Tipperary.
6. Anglo Irish Beef Processors Ltd., t/a AIBP Waterford, Christendom, County Waterford.
7. Anglo Irish Beef Processors Ltd., t/a AIBP Nenagh, Nenagh, County Tipperary.
8. Anglo Irish Beef Processors Ltd., t/a AIBP Longford, Bridge Street, Longford.
9. Dawn Meats Ltd., Grannagh, County Waterford.
10. James Doherty (Carrigans) Ltd., Carrigans, County Donegal.
11. Halal Meat Packers, (Ballaghaderreen) Ltd., Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon.
12. Halal Meat Packers (Sligo) Ltd., Deepwater Quay, Sligo.
13. Halal Meat Packers Ltd., Clare Road, Ballyhaunis, County Mayo.
14. Hibernia Meats Cold Stores Ltd., Sallins, County Kildare.
15. Horgan Meats Ltd., Ardnageehy, Charleville, County Cork.
16. KMP Co-op Society Ltd., Knockgriffin, Midleton, County Cork.
17. Kepak Ltd., Clonee, County Meath.
18. Kildare Chilling Co. Ltd., Curragh Road, Kildare.
19. Liffey Meats (Cavan) Ltd., Ballyjamesduff, County Cavan.
20. Master Meat Packers (Bandon) Ltd., Kilbrogan, Bandon, County Cork.
21. Master Meat Packers (Clonmel) Ltd., Upper Irishtown, Clonmel, County Tipperary.
22. Master Meat Packers (Kilkenny) Ltd., Freshford, County Kilkenny.
23. Meadow Meats Ltd., Rathdowney, County Laois.
24. Taher Meats (Roscrea) Ltd., Roscrea, County Tipperary.
25. Shannon Meats Ltd., Rathkeale, County Limerick.
26. Slaney Meats International Ltd., Ryland, Enniscorthy, County Wexford.
27. Tunney Meats Packers Ltd., Teehill, Clones, County Monaghan.
28. Western Meat Producers Ltd., Dromod, County Leitrim.
120.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the incidence of bovine TB on a county and national basis for each year since 1983 to-date; the total moneys spent on the scheme to-date; and if he will give a breakdown of this expenditure in reference to the past three years.
I am informed by the Director of ERAD that the national incidence of bovine TB at the end of each testing programme since 1985 was as follows: 1985-6 — 4.37 per cent; 1986-7 — 7.19 per cent; 1987-8 — 5.13 per cent. Incidence on a county basis for the years in question is not immediately to hand and the amount of time required to prepare the information requested would not be justified.
Net expenditure on the disease eradication schemes (including administration) up to 31 December 1987 was £410 million. Provision for the current year is £46 million (including administration).
Over the past three years the breakdown in relation to disease eradication expenditure (£ million) was as follows:
|
1985 |
1986 |
1987 |
|
|
1. Reactor Grants for farmers |
11.2 |
10.1 |
10.2 |
|
2. Fees to Veterinary Surgeons |
11.9 |
11.1 |
12.1 |
|
3. Miscellaneous (Supplies, travel etc) |
6.0 |
5.0 |
6.3 |
|
Total |
29.1 |
26.2 |
28.6 |
|
4. Receipts from Bovine Diseases Levies |
13.1 |
14.7 |
19.2 |
|
5. Administration (approximate) |
14.5 |
14.5 |
14.5 |
121.
asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of TB reactor cattle slaughtered in licensed outlets each year since 1982.
I am informed by the Director of ERAD that the numbers of TB reactor cattle slaughtered each year since 1982 were as follows:
|
1982 |
26,760 |
|
1983 |
27,691 |
|
1984 |
33,560 |
|
1985 |
31,572 |
|
1986 |
31,315 |
|
1987 |
30,117 |