Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 19 April 2005
385 Mr. D. Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the animal health computerised movement system has been rolled out nationwide; the number of district veterinary offices and private veterinary practices participating in the scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12182/05]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe roll-out of the animal health computer system was completed on 28 February 2005. The system is now fully operational in the Department's 28 district veterinary offices, the brucellosis laboratory in Cork and in the Department's headquarters locations in Dublin, Maynooth, Wexford, Portlaoise, Cavan and Castlebar. Some 700 private veterinary practitioners in approximately 300 practices throughout the country are operating the system electronically. Requests from private veterinary practitioners to go on-line are still being received and processed by the Department. I expect that more than 80% of testing conducted under the bovine tuberculosis and brucellosis eradication schemes this year will be reported electronically to the Department by private veterinary practitioners through the animal health computer system.
