Tuberculosis Eradication Programme Administration

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 April 2014

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Ceisteanna (674)

Michael Moynihan

Ceist:

674. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in view of ongoing practices relating to TB testing, if it is still the position of his Department that a test must take place when an animal reaches six weeks old, it must have a TB test done to be sold at mart; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19602/14]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

There has been no change in the EU and national rules relating to TB testing under which all animals on a holding, with the exception of calves under six weeks old born in the holding, must be subjected to routine tuberculin testing at yearly intervals. A valid TB test within 12 months of any movement is required for all bovine animals over 6-weeks of age.