Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 February 2021
1088. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 1456 of 8 September 2020, if the person is entitled to compensation (details supplied). [10180/21]
View answerI can confirm that there is no compensation due to the person named.
The successful prosecution of the herdowner by my Department resulted in the herdowner being ineligible for compensation, including for the animals referenced in the question. The case concluded on 1st July 2011, with the herdowner pleading guilty to three categories of breaches of the Bovine Tuberculosis (Attestation of the State and General Provisions) Order 1989 including of article 7(1) requiring that a herdowner not introduce into the body of an animal any substance for the purposes of affecting the accuracy of the TB test.
The herdowner was convicted and fined €500 for one offence in each of the three categories of summons. These convictions related to the animals referenced in the question. The remainder of the summonses were taken into consideration and all other summonses were struck out.
The fines amounting to €1,500 combined with costs of €2,500 awarded to the Department means that €4,000 is owed by the herdowner in respect of this case.
