Willie Penrose
Question:73 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the reason it is necessary to have cattle, which are going to the factory for killing, tested by a veterinary surgeon where it is deemed that such cattle have not been subject to a herd test for 12 months or more in spite of the fact that, when such cattle are killed, the veterinary inspector will be in a position to indicate whether that animal is affected by tuberculosis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11272/00]
