Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
1981. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badger post-mortems for TB that have been carried out in the past five years, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14917/21]
View answerThe following table sets out the number of badgers submitted for post-mortem examination on a county basis over the past five years.
Table 1 Badger Post Mortem Examination by County 2016-2020
|
County |
2016 - 2020 |
|
Carlow |
610 |
|
Cavan |
1,320 |
|
Clare |
2,048 |
|
Cork |
2,676 |
|
Donegal |
29 |
|
Dublin |
253 |
|
Galway |
1,204 |
|
Kerry |
1,343 |
|
Kildare |
650 |
|
Kilkenny |
613 |
|
Laois |
546 |
|
Leitrim |
1,302 |
|
Limerick |
941 |
|
Longford |
176 |
|
Mayo |
28 |
|
Meath |
697 |
|
Monaghan |
632 |
|
Offaly |
819 |
|
Roscommon |
1,105 |
|
Sligo |
658 |
|
Tipperary |
2,148 |
|
Waterford |
643 |
|
Westmeath |
932 |
|
Wexford |
1,311 |
|
Wicklow |
1,408 |
