Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 28 May 1996

Vol. 466 No. 1

Written Answers. - BSE Infection.

Frank Crowley

Question:

216 Mr. Crowley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of reported cases of BSE in County Cork in 1996; and the number of cattle found to be infected with BSE that had been imported into the Republic from either Northern Ireland and other EU countries. [10953/96]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. Yates)

Four cases of BSE have been confirmed in County Cork in 1996. Twelve cases have occurred in animals imported from other member states of the European Union.