Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 24 March 2021
1985. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of confirmed cases of scrapie in each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14951/21]
View answerScrapie is a compulsorily notifiable disease in Ireland. Under the Active Surveillance Programme, 21,688 scrapie tests were carried out in 2020, comprising of 9,251 sheep tested at slaughter plants; 12,200 fallen sheep at knackeries, with a further 114 sheep at Local Authority plants; 30 sheep at Regional Veterinary Labs and 93 fallen goats at knackeries.
There have been 24 confirmed scrapie cases to date since 2016. These cases are broken down by county in the table below.
