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Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres
(4 May 2023)

...It has been eradicated elsewhere in the world, such as Australia, for example, but they were able to deal with the wildlife host or species that was involved in a different way than we can with the badger. The badger is a protected species. While we cull badgers as part of the TB eradication programme, we recognise that it is not a sustainable solution long-term. That is why we have...

Public Accounts Committee: Appropriation Accounts 2021
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine - 2021 Financial Statements
Fishery Harbour Centres
(4 May 2023)

Marc Ó Cathasaigh: On culling versus vaccination, I have all sorts of reasons why I do not like badger culling from my own political background. I also understood it to be fantastically expensive per badger culled, however. Are we phasing that out as a practice entirely? Are we moving towards vaccination? Where does the balance lay currently? What is the current state of play?

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