Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 April 2015
339. Deputy Sandra McLellan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the process for inspecting sites designated for destruction; the agency responsible for these inspections; and the staffing and implementation costs for these inspections. [15530/15]
Amharc ar fhreagraPlant Health surveys are carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in accordance with the methodology of an international approved survey standard (International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) No. 6, Guidelines for Surveillance). Where a site is found to be infected with ash dieback, eradication measures in plantations are carried out under a ‘Sanitation Action Plan’ which sets out the actions and biosecurity measures to be taken. Costs for the inspection works are borne under the Department’s existing administrative budget for field inspections.
