Martin Ferris
Question:215 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason 30 cattle belonging to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan have not been replaced. [18716/03]
Vol. 570 No. 2
215 Mr. Ferris asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason 30 cattle belonging to a person (details supplied) in County Cavan have not been replaced. [18716/03]
Following the imposition of the EU-wide ban on the exportation of cattle from the UK in March 1996, Ireland introduced a ban on the importation of such cattle. It is absolutely imperative from the perspective of protecting the animal health status of this country that all necessary measures are taken to enforce this ban, which is still in place.