Trevor Sargent
Ceist:232 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Government's policy regarding the proposal for a bovine testing station near Ballina, County Mayo. [15437/02]
Vol. 554 No. 5
232 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Government's policy regarding the proposal for a bovine testing station near Ballina, County Mayo. [15437/02]
248 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of knackeries which have been established under the European Communities (Knackery) Regulations, 1996; the number of these which are engaged in the removal of tissue from fallen animals for analysis to determine the nature of infection and a safe method of disposal; the plans his Department has for the siting of such a knackery in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
249 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of bovine testing or inspection units for fallen animals which have been established under current legislation here; the function of these units; the location of bovine testing and inspection units throughout the country; the guidance which his Department has issued regarding the siting of these units; the procedures in place for the disposal of BSE fallen animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
252 Dr. Cowley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the incidence of BSE fallen animals for the country as a whole for each year from 1998 to the present; the incidence of BSE fallen animals in County Mayo for the same period; the incidence of BSE fallen animals in County Sligo for the same period; the location to which fallen animals from within County Mayo and County Sligo are taken for BSE tissue testing and disposal; the guidelines his Department has issued concerning the control of infection in and around BSE testing facilities and the risk of environmental pollution; if a grant application has been received by his Department for the provision of a knackery or bovine inspection facility within County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 232, 248, 249 and 252 together.
Year |
Nos. Tested |
Nos. Positive cases |
Mayo Cases |
Sligo Cases |
2000 |
550 |
7 |
0 |
1 |
2001 |
24,614 |
81 |
5 |
1 |
2002 (to date) |
59,961 |
146 |
4 |
5 |