Departmental Investigations

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 February 2017

Thursday, 9 February 2017

Ceisteanna (237)

Bernard Durkan

Ceist:

237. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a thorough examination will be undertaken of the circumstances whereby several animals mysteriously died on the farm of a person (details supplied); the extent to which the State laboratories have been able to identify the cause or causes; if toxins have been identified as a possible or probable cause; if investigations have been fully completed or remain to be completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6628/17]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

My Department’s Regional Veterinary Office in Athlone along with significant specialist support from our Central Veterinary Laboratory in Backweston has undertaken a detailed investigation into the animal deaths at the named person's holding. A comprehensive and extensive investigation has revealed a definitive diagnosis of a parasitic nature, the details of which the herdowner and the attending veterinary practitioner have been informed.