Vol. 449 No. 7
224 Mr. Ellis asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number of cases in each county of sheep scab reported in each of the years 1991 to 1994 and to date in 1995; and the policy he proposes to adopt to control sheep scab. [4490/95]
The detailed information sought by the Deputy is set out in tabular form. Compulsory dipping of all sheep in the State was terminated from 1994 as provided for in the Programme for Competitiveness and Work. Sheep scab continues to be a notifiable disease, however, and it is a matter for the local authorities to deal with outbreaks when they occur by restricting movement and requiring flock owners to treat their sheep until the disease is cleared up.
I am currently reviewing the arrangements for controlling sheep scab.
|
County |
1991 |
1992 |
1993 |
1994 |
1995 to date |
|
Carlow |
1 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
|
Cavan |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
Clare |
4 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
Cork |
20 |
9 |
16 |
3 |
0 |
|
Donegal |
5 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
Dublin |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Galway |
12 |
24 |
20 |
5 |
0 |
|
Kerry |
1 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
|
Kildare |
1 |
2 |
9 |
3 |
2 |
|
Kilkenny |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Laois |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Leitrim |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Limerick |
15 |
11 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
|
Longford |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Louth |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
Mayo |
9 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
Meath |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Monaghan |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Offaly |
14 |
33 |
26 |
4 |
1 |
|
Roscommon |
6 |
8 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
Sligo |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Tipperary |
9 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
0 |
|
Waterford |
4 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
Westmeath |
26 |
33 |
22 |
4 |
0 |
|
Wexford |
0 |
6 |
19 |
14 |
2 |
|
Wicklow |
3 |
1 |
4 |
5 |
0 |
