Joe Flaherty (Longford-Westmeath, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Regarding where we are with TB, we have probably had a marginal increase in recent years. A case could be made that this is as good as it is ever going to be.

At the same time, we have huge sympathy for farmers who have their herds closed down. Is it not to the detriment of the dairy and beef industries to prioritise the genetics of TB over the genetics of better stock?