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Other Questions: TB Eradication Scheme (26 Mar 2013)

Simon Coveney: The bovine TB eradication programme implemented by my Department involves a comprehensive range of measures, including the mandatory annual testing of all cattle in the national herd, the early removal of reactors, the payment of compensation for cattle removed as reactors, implementation of a range of supplementary tests such as post-derestriction and contiguous tests, a wildlife programme...

Seanad: Adjournment Matters: Wildlife Conservation (28 Nov 2012)

Paul Coghlan: .... I welcome to the House the Minister of State, a very able man from Donegal. I am delighted to hear the good news about Valentia and Malin, which is not related to this subject. The office really condensed the matter I wished to raise. I have always been very concerned about the Kerry red deer. As conservationists in Kerry, we do not shoot them and do not want to see any of them shot....

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012) See 2 other results from this debate

Éamon Ó Cuív: ...must be governed by codes of practice that ensure people do not abuse their rights in a way that is disagreeable to the vast number of people. I agree completely with the Minister's approach on badgers. As science evolves, trapping reduces and vaccination increases. On fur farming, I can never get my head around the logic that it is all right to farm for food but not to farm for...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (8 Nov 2012)

Simon Coveney: ...consider unacceptable. I was going to explain that I did not agree with such an approach and set out my reasons. For example, I was going to speak about the circumstances in which the snaring of badgers was legal and the circumstances in which it was illegal, with reference to its role in the eradication of TB. I was going to point out that I hoped to move to a badger vaccination...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine Disease Controls (6 Nov 2012)

Simon Coveney: The bovine TB eradication programme includes a comprehensive range of measures, including the mandatory annual testing of all cattle in the national herd, the early removal of reactors, the payment of compensation for cattle removed as reactors, implementation of a range of supplementary tests such as post-derestriction and contiguous tests, a wildlife programme, and the depopulation of...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Simon Coveney: .... There is a series of conflicting views on what constitutes the right balance where activities such as hare coursing are concerned, and I will address this in some detail in a moment. The badger culling programme, which is part of the TB eradication programme, has been hugely successful over the past ten years in terms of the number of reactors in Ireland which has more than halved...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (20 Sep 2012) See 1 other result from this debate

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...sure I agree that the deliberate laying of poison which will endanger protected animals should be considered minor, with a lower fine. One positive measure concerns the people who should not be allowed to have animals in their care. Anyone found guilty of a serious animal welfare offence will be precluded from owning or working with animals in the future. Persistent offenders will be...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second Stage (19 Sep 2012)

Martin Ferris: ...was the wide-ranging public consultation which elicited submissions from an impressive number of organisations. I would certainly recommend that as a process that ought to be followed when framing all legislation and perhaps it is something that could also be brought more into the work of the committees here. Perhaps the fact that there was such a consultation accounts for the generally...

Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Second and Subsequent Stages (18 Jul 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...and I wonder how it is proposed to do this. There is also a need to review the listed species of birds which are hunted in open season, particularly as some of these are of concern, both nationally and on an EU basis, in terms of their conservation. Wildlife in Ireland is a good indicator of the impact of environmental changes and, therefore, the question of monitoring is significant....

Seanad: TB Eradication (10 Jul 2012)

John Perry: ..., Food and the Marine, Deputy Simon Coveney. The bovine TB eradication programme operated by the Department includes a comprehensive range of measures, including the mandatory annual testing of all cattle in the national herd, the early removal of reactors, the payment of compensation for cattle removed as reactors, implementation of a range of supplementary tests such as...

Seanad: Wildlife (Amendment) Bill 2012: Second Stage (4 Jul 2012)

Labhrás Ó Murchú: .... That balance has been reached, to some extent. I accept that the primary wildlife legislation is almost 40 years old, as the Minister has pointed out. That is a long period of time, especially in light of the way things have changed. Certain species are in danger of becoming extinct. We all regret that we do not hear the sound of the corncrake as we used to in days gone by. It was...

Animal Diseases (14 Jun 2012)

Shane McEntee: ...TB has been the scourge of every farmer. Given the lowest levels on record were achieved in 2011, we need to put every effort into the eradication of TB. We were delighted to receive telephone calls two months ago about the new regulations that were being introduced. There is no way we can be seen to be soft on it. We have a chance of a lifetime to eradicate it. Every effort has to be...

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (14 Jun 2012)

Simon Coveney: The bovine TB eradication programme includes a comprehensive range of measures, including the mandatory annual testing of all cattle in the national herd, the early removal of reactors, the payment of compensation for cattle removed as reactors, implementation of a range of supplementary tests such as post-derestriction and contiguous tests, a wildlife programme, and the depopulation of...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (10 May 2012)

Simon Coveney: ...2000 to 2011. This is the lowest recorded since the commencement of the eradication programme in the 1950's and improves on the record low achieved in 2010. In view of the improvement in the overall TB situation and with a view to progressing towards eradication, Department implemented a number of enhancements to current TB controls earlier this year. These changes were explained to...

Construction Contracts Bill 2010 [Seanad]: Second Stage (Resumed) (10 May 2012)

Catherine Murphy: I thank those who prepared the Bill, Senator Feargal Quinn, who is here today, and Mr. Seán Gallagher, who provided much of the expertise behind it. While it is important legislation, much more needs to be done in the construction sector. However, that should not stop us from doing things that could have a fairly immediate effect. I would like to see much more comprehensive legislation...

Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (9 May 2012)

Simon Coveney: The background to the changes which I introduced earlier this year is that, now that the main constraint to the eradication of TB, the presence of the disease in badgers, is being addressed in a very effective manner, we need to move on to address some of the other constraints such as the movement of high risk animals and animals from high risk herds. Accordingly, my Department is paying...

Seanad: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Second Stage (3 May 2012)

Sean Barrett: ...excessively in the sheltering of animals, that much of it was grant driven and they would question whether it was strictly necessary and whether animals being in the open constitutes cruelty. We all share the Minister's opposition to animal cruelty. The regulations he mentioned on how they are fed would have the unanimous agreement of all of us here. Page 5 of his speech refers to the...

Written Answers — Bovine Disease Controls: Bovine Disease Controls (2 May 2012)

Simon Coveney: The background to these changes is that the main constraint to the eradication of TB, the presence of the disease in badgers, is now being addressed in a very effective manner and, if we want to progress towards eradication, we need to move on to address some of the other constraints such as the movement of high risk animals and animals from high risk herds. For these reasons, the Department...

Tuberculosis Incidence (9 Feb 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...between the research mentioned by the Minister and research which I received from the Irish Wildlife Trust, namely, independent peer reviewed scientific research which shows that culling of badgers has little or no effect on the eradication of TB and that it increased infection levels. It also states that even if all badgers were removed the same levels of TB would remain. Is it true that...

Written Answers — Bovine Diseases: Bovine Diseases (6 Dec 2011)

Simon Coveney: The badger culling strategy implemented by my Department is underpinned by research studies that demonstrate that the culling of infected badger leads to a significant reduction in the incidence of TB in cattle. My Department is satisfied that this strategy has contributed to a reduction in the incidence of TB over the past number of years and, accordingly, to a significant reduction in the...