Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 February 2023
904. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the supports he provides to poultry farms that are subject to salmonella outbreaks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6828/23]
View answerI am aware of the recent identification of Salmonella typhimurium in a number of broiler flocks which were identified as part of surveillance under the national salmonella control programme. In these cases the business operator undertook a cull of the birds to mitigate any food safety risk.
My Department has and continues to work closely with the Food Business Operator, the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) and the National Reference Laboratory in order to determine the source of this outbreak of Salmonella typhimurium and to mitigate risks of further outbreaks.
This involves very significant amounts of sampling and testing by both the company and also by my Department.
My Department has made available free of charge to all poultry farms an expert-led Biosecurity Assessment to assist farmers in optimise their farm biosecurity practices.
There are no compensation measures available in respect of salmonella in broiler flocks.
