Dáil Éireann debate -
Wednesday, 30 Jun 1999

Vol. 507 No. 3

Written Answers. - Bovine Diseases.

Michael Moynihan

Question:

128 Mr. M. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animals infected with tuberculosis and brucellosis in each county for each month of each of the years from 1996 to date; the number of reactors detected; the number of herds affected; the number of herds depopulated in each of these years; and the comparisons for each year. [16799/99]

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mr. Walsh)

The relevant statistics in respect of the years 1996, 1997 and 1998 were provided to the Deputy in response to Parliamentary Question No. 111 of 27 April 1999.

The position to date in 1999 in relation to herd restrictions and the numbers of reactors per county in respect of both diseases is as follows. The relevant statistics are not readily available on a monthly basis.

Tuberculosis

County	Reactor Herds (as at 16/6/99)	Reactor Animals (up to 16/6/99)
Carlow	100	315
Cavan	397	1,216
Clare	187	730
Cork North	218	1,373
Cork South	252	1,205
Donegal	93	179
Dublin/Wicklow East	101	306
Galway	167	390
Kerry	226	1,052
Kildare-Wicklow West	136	440
Kilkenny	174	789
Laois	89	269
Leitrim	110	334
Limerick	168	406
Longford	67	252
Louth	156	283
Mayo	107	249
Meath	339	1,271
Monaghan	335	1,498
Offaly	61	175
Roscommon	176	380
Sligo	104	282
Tipperary South	131	453
Tipperary North	182	400
Waterford	113	511
Westmeath	128	297
Wexford	171	388

Figures for depopulations in respect of tuberculosis are not readily available.

Brucellosis

County	Reactor Herds* (as at 1/6/99)	Reactor Animals** (up to 1/6/99)	Depopulations(up to 1/6/99)
Carlow	–	–	–
Cavan	7	30	1
Clare	14	81	3
Cork North	16	339 (incl. Cork Sth.)	2
Cork South	29	See Cork Nth.	9
Donegal	–	2	–
Dublin/Wicklow East	2	–	–
Galway	7	39	3
Kerry	34	626	33
Kildare-Wicklow West	1	34	2
Kilkenny	3	15	1
Laois	6	21	1
Leitrim	–	1	–
Limerick	47	522	39
Longford	3	24	1
Louth	–	–	–
Mayo	7	4	–
Meath	7	43	4
Monaghan	5	27	3
Offaly	6	90	11
Roscommon	1	9	–
Sligo	1	2	–
Tipperary South	9	See Tipp. Nth.	2
Tipperary North	29	552 (incl. Tipp. Sth.)	21
Waterford	1	19	1
Westmeath	4	44	5
Wexford	1	6	–

*Restricted under EU legislation

**Reactors to blood tests