Trevor Sargent
Ceist:241 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the action, if any, he is taking to prevent imports of United Kingdom cattle, both legal imports of cattle under six months old and alleged illegal smuggling of cattle from Northern Ireland; and his views on whether these cattle are a risk to our national herd in view of the fact that they cannot be checked for BSE as a result of the fact that there is no testing procedure available for live animals. [1919/96]