Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2005
289 Mr. J. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of persons killed or seriously injured by bulls over each of the past three years; the safety regulations in place in relation to bulls in the field, or otherwise; and the position in relation to having a proper bull halter on all bulls. [16957/05]
View answerStatistics supplied by the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, indicate that the numbers of persons killed and seriously injured by bulls since 2003 were as follows:
|
Killed |
Seriously Injured |
|
|
2003 |
1 |
Nil |
|
2004 |
3 |
Nil |
|
2005 (to date) |
1 |
Nil |
Extensive advice in the handling of bulls and livestock is made available to farmers by the HSA and Teagasc in their publications and on their websites.
