Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 December 2022
663. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 251 of 25 March 2021, the person who provided the information; if the matter of the misrepresentation of the person (details supplied) will be rectified; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61670/22]
View answerEuthanasia of animals at the time of the removal of TB reactors is a matter for the local Regional Veterinary Office. Consent to the removal of TB reactors is confirmed by herdowners when signing form V8.
As part of previous Freedom of Information requests all relevant documentation has been provided to the person named.
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) officials have engaged extensively with the herdowner over the past several years on this issue. The person named has had a number of meetings with senior officials of my Department and, most recently, in November 2019. I am satisfied that the matter has been handled properly, fairly and adequately in full compliance with DAFM guidelines and was carried out in the best interests of animal health and welfare in the circumstances pertaining to the herd at the time.
