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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Tuberculosis Incidence (7 Jul 2015)

Seán Fleming: ...in the Calary area of County Wicklow by his Department; that this area had for some time the highest levels of tuberculosis in cattle nationally; that the level of tuberculosis in the local badger population was 26%, as against a national average of 16%; that, accordingly, it would have been expected that other wildlife species, such as wild deer, would have become infected; that over the...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (9 Jun 2015)

Simon Coveney: ...15.5% cultured positive overall.  A previous survey in this region in 2008 found a lower visible lesion rate but the culturing methodology used was different. The exercise also involved the culling and examination of badgers from the same area.  26% of the badgers were cultured positive for TB.  Strain typing to show linkages between the TB in deer, badgers and cattle in...

Written Answers — Deer Population: Deer Population (17 Oct 2007)

Mary Coughlan: ...issues relating to wild deer rests with the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) of the Department of Environment, Heritage and Local Government. My Department does not have a role in the culling of wild deer or in relation to statistics on the deer population in Co. Wicklow. Any queries in relation to the deer population or proposals to cull deer in Wicklow should be taken up...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (22 Nov 2012) See 4 other results from this debate

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...to animals, particularly the hare but also the greyhound. I accept what the Minister said about the eradication of TB. Is there independent peer-reviewed scientific evidence on the efficiency of badger culling as opposed to pursuing a vaccination programme? Is it true that €70 million of our money went on the TB eradication programme in 2011, which involved the culling of...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Culls (4 Apr 2019)

Michael Creed: ...of a detailed scientific investigation being carried out by my officials in collaboration with UCD, focusing on the genetic relationship between strains of bovine TB isolated from cattle, deer and badgers in Co. Wicklow. Previous work carried out by my officials in this area had demonstrated that the same strains were circulating in the three species in the Calary area of Wicklow. A...

Topical Issue Matters (17 Jul 2014)

Seán Barrett: ...in - the wrong done to the women victims of symphysiotomy, the need for full acknowledgement and an apology and the right of the survivors to be heard and appropriately compensated; (4) Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan - to discuss badger culling in light of Russia banning Irish beef due to suspected bovine tuberculosis; (5) Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl - the diplomatic initiatives to...

Ceisteanna Eile - Other Questions: Bovine Disease Controls (26 Mar 2019)

Michael Creed: ...investigation being carried out by officials from my Department in collaboration with UCD, focusing on the genetic relationship between strains of bovine TB isolated from cattle, deer and badgers in County Wicklow. Previous work carried out by my officials in this area had demonstrated that the same strains were circulating in the three species in the Calary area of Wicklow. A related...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Diseases (2 Nov 2021)

Charlie McConalogue: ...in cattle previously exposed to bTB, but not identified at that point as being infected, spread across farm boundaries, indirect spread through biosecurity breaches, and spread from infected badgers into cattle. This research has recently been reviewed in its entirety for the Bovine TB Stakeholders Forum by its Scientific Working Group which is composed of a panel of internationally...

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (20 Nov 2007)

Mary Coughlan: While a cull of deer has not been undertaken, a study has been underway in the south County Dublin area since February 2007 with the objective of seeking to establish what similarities there are between the TB strain types found in cattle, badgers and deer in the area. This is a slow process and the study will not be completed for several months. It is not expected that it will be possible...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: TB Eradication Scheme (30 Jun 2016)

Michael Creed: My Department’s view is that insofar as TB is concerned the primary underlying problem in localised areas where TB levels are high is driven primarily by badgers and not by deer. International research has shown that deer as a species are not particularly effective as maintenance hosts for TB except when numbers are high. An exercise conducted in 2007-2008 in an area with known TB...

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

Simon Coveney: ...20m or by one third since 2008. Notwithstanding the difficulty in attributing trends to a single factor, my Department believes that much of the improvement in the TB situation, in recent years, is due the badger removal programme which has been in place for some years now. While the badger culling programme would appear to be very successful here, the long-term objective of my...

Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage (28 Mar 2013)

Maureen O'Sullivan: I am disappointed on the big issues of blood sports, in particular hare coursing, the cruel practice of digging out foxes, the use of traps in badger culling and fur farms. However, I acknowledge the Minister's patience and the way in which he has co-operated and, with his staff, been available to discuss the issues with Deputy Clare Daly and I. It was a very good exercise and was conducted...

Saincheisteanna Tráthúla - Topical Issue Debate: Tuberculosis Eradication Programme (24 Sep 2020)

Carol Nolan: ...financial burden for the eradication of TB even though we know that the real area of difficulty in terms of the source of the disease is within the wildlife population, specifically the badger population. I am aware that there are EU provisions such as the habitats directive which protect badgers and other wildlife, but there are derogations to the provisions on species protections which...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bovine TB Eradication Programme: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (22 Nov 2016)

...one. That takes time. The valuers are independent while they are on a panel which is approved by the Department. In response to the question about wildlife, we detected our first infected badger in the 1970s and it took quite a long time before people accepted that they might be part of the problem. Then there was the question of what to do about them. We did various projects and in...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Health and Welfare Bill 2012: Committee Stage (Resumed) (5 Dec 2012)

Maureen O'Sullivan: ...or environmental control carried out by legitimate personnel, (g ) the use of Ladder traps and Larsen traps to trap birds and mammals, (h ) the use of ferrets for the hunting of an animal, (i ) badger culling and the use of wire snares to capture badgers, (j ) farming of mink or foxes for their fur, (k ) the use of wild animals in circus performances,". Amendment put.

Written Answers — Tuberculosis Incidence: Tuberculosis Incidence (18 Nov 2008)

Jimmy Deenihan: ...of the tuberculosis programme to the State including an itemisation on the farmer compensation, livestock buy-out, veterinary administration, farm inspection, agricultural officers' expenses and badger cull; the level of TB disease reactor occurrence in Ireland, France, Italy and Germany per 100,000 animals; the number of these reactor animals here which test positive at post-mortem level...

Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary) (22 Nov 2023)

Jackie Cahill: ...very significantly. I welcome the deer forum the Minister set up. Representatives from it are coming in to us in two or three weeks' time and we will see where progress is at regarding a deer cull. From what we are hearing on the grapevine the level of TB in deer is very significant. We do not have any hope of controlling TB in the domestic herd when it is so prevalent in wildlife....

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Heritage, Regional, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs: Preserving Ireland's Natural Heritage: Discussion (5 Jul 2017)

Danny Healy-Rae: I had to leave the committee meeting briefly because I had to speak in the Dáil. When I was going out the door, I heard Mr. Lumley talking about badgers and saying badgers had TB and he appeared to be worried about that. One does not get milk from badgers. Farmers cannot survive on badgers. Badgers spread TB to other animals. Farmers can be taken before the courts if they are found...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Departmental Correspondence (1 Jul 2014)

Simon Coveney: ...Control of deer on private property is the responsibility of landowners who may apply to the Department of Arts Heritage and the Gaeltacht for a permission under section 42 of the Wildlife Acts to cull deer where this is necessary outside the annual open seasons. These permissions offer a facility whereby a person can obtain a permit, on a case by case basis, to prevent serious damage...