Michael Ring
Question:159 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the number of suspected and confirmed cases of sheep scab, on a county by county basis, for the past 12 months. [25982/99]
Written Answers - Sheep Diseases.
In the last 12 months a total of 102 suspected cases of sheep scab in Ireland were notified to local authorities of which 61 were confirmed. The following table gives a breakdown of these figures on a county to county basis.
|
County |
Suspected |
Confirmed |
|
Carlow |
8 |
4 |
|
Cavan |
1 |
1 |
|
Clare |
1 |
1 |
|
Cork |
20 |
16 |
|
Donegal |
8 |
6 |
|
Dublin |
– |
– |
|
Galway |
8 |
7 |
|
Kerry |
3 |
1 |
|
Kildare |
– |
– |
|
Kilkenny |
18 |
4 |
|
Laois |
1 |
– |
|
Leitrim |
– |
– |
|
Limerick |
1 |
– |
|
Longford |
– |
– |
|
Louth |
1 |
– |
|
Mayo |
9 |
3 |
|
Meath |
4 |
4 |
|
Monaghan |
1 |
– |
|
Offaly |
6 |
2 |
|
Roscommon |
– |
1 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
2 |
|
Tipperary |
– |
3 |
|
County |
Suspected |
Confirmed |
|
Waterford |
– |
– |
|
Westmeath |
7 |
3 |
|
Wexford |
3 |
3 |
|
Wicklow |
– |
– |
|
Totals |
102 |
61 |