Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 1 March 2022
852. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 758 of 30 November 2021, the counties in which the referenced nine carcases diagnosed with Johne’s disease originated from; the year they were identified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11411/22]
View answerFollowing interrogation of my Department's Laboratory information management systems, I c an confirm the following are the counties of origin of the nine positive Johne's Disease cases from 2017:P Kilkenny, Clare, Carlow, Roscommon, Wexford, Kildare and Laois.
It should be noted that these were diagnosed as a result of animals being submitted to a DAFM laboratory. As such, these findings are not a true representation of the national Johne's Disease situation and no inferences can be taken as to distribution or prevalence.
