Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 20 January 2021
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Fur Farming
693. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of mink farms in Ireland; the schedule for culling; the entity that will carry out the culling; the means by which culling will be supervised; the way in which the carcases will be disposed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2378/21]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department continues to engage with the farm operators in order to manage the next steps in this process.
From a public health risk management perspective, my Department has conducted testing on mink on all three farms, with negative results to date and the HSE are also monitoring the health of the workers on these farms.
