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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 10 Apr 1997

Vol. 477 No. 4

Written Answers. - Bovine Diseases

Joe Walsh

Question:

117 Mr. J. Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of cases of bovine tuberculosis, brucellosis and BSE identified per month by county over the past three years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9489/97]

The information sought by the Deputy in relation to TB and brucellosis is not available on a monthly basis but is appended, by county, on an annual basis. The monthly statistics of BSE cases are also appended.

TB

Brucellosis

County

1994

1995

1996

1994

1995

1996

Carlow

64

85

53

0

0

0

Cavan

242

286

239

0

0

4

Clare

160

208

183

2

2

4

Cork North

266

393

351

25

16

48

Cork South

358

381

382

19

6

10

Donegal

169

141

52

0

0

0

Dublin

39

29

32

0

0

0

Galway

220

266

202

7

2

5

Kerry

122

145

175

14

47

65

Kildare

90

97

95

6

2

2

Kilkenny

253

272

149

1

5

3

Laois

133

152

69

12

4

10

Leitrim

43

59

31

0

0

0

Limerick

205

164

245

44

43

67

Longford

91

95

72

4

0

2

Louth

151

100

120

0

0

0

Mayo

103

92

76

5

3

1

Meath

339

377

297

9

2

9

Monaghan

502

353

280

8

5

10

Offaly

110

101

82

4

4

3

Roscommon

198

196

135

1

4

8

Sligo

68

99

65

1

0

1

Tipperary South

161

182

143

3

22

34

Tipperary North

184

185

126

10

9

13

Waterford

135

138

98

2

4

5

Westmeath

143

127

104

9

3

3

Wexford

279

228

166

5

6

6

Wicklow East

78

87

106

0

0

0

Wicklow West

18

36

29

0

0

0

B.S.E. cases in Ireland by month by county for 1995

County

Jan.

Feb.

May

July

Sept.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

1995

Carlow

Cavan

Clare

Cork

1

1

1

1

1

1

6

Donegal

1

1

Dublin

Galway

1

1

2

Kerry

Kildare

1

1

Kilkenny

Laois

Leitrim

Limerick

1

1

2

Longford

Louth

Mayo

Meath

1

1

2

Monaghan

Offaly

Roscommon

Sligo

Tipperary

Waterford

Westmeath

1

1

Wexford

1

Wicklow

Totals

4

2

1

1

1

2

2

3

16

BSE cases in Ireland by year by county 1996

County

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Total

Carlow

1

1

2

Cavan

1

1

2

4

Clare

1

1

2

Cork

1

1

1

1

2

1

2

2

2

1

14

Donegal

1

1

1

1

1

5

Dublin

Galway

1

1

2

Kerry

Kildare

Kilkenny

2

1

3

Laois

Leitrim

Limerick

1

1

1

1

4

Longford

2

1

3

Louth

1

1

Mayo

Meath

1

2

2

5

Monaghan

1

1

1

2

2

7

Offaly

1

1

Roscommon

Sligo

Tipperary

1

2

1

4

8

Waterford

1

1

2

Westmeath

1

1

2

Wexford

1

1

1

1

1

2

1

8

Wicklow

Totals

4

4

1

1

3

7

8

8

8

18

11

73

BSE cases in Ireland by month by county for 1997 (1-1-97 to 31-3-97)

County

January

February

March

Total

Carlow

1

1

Cavan

2

1

3

Clare

1

1

2

Cork

2

1

2

5

Donegal

Dublin

Galway

Kerry

Kildare

1

1

2

Kilkenny

1

1

Laois

Leitrim

Limerick

1

1

2

Longford

1

1

Louth

1

1

Mayo

Meath

1

1

2

Monaghan

1

1

Offaly

Roscommon

1

1

Sligo

Tipperary

1

1

Waterford

1

1

Westmeath

Wexford

Wicklow

Totals

11

8

5

24

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