Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour) | Oireachtas source

Does the reduction in the allocation for TB testing signify an improvement in the control of the disease, which would be welcome?

Do the savings under the fallen animal scheme derive from the changes that have been introduced such as the distances from the knackery? I raised this in the Dáil when they were implemented in December.

With regard to the control of horses, I do not question the Minister's Estimate but one of the problems is a great deal of work is being devolved to local authorities but they are not being given adequate resources. If he scrounges money from other subheads, could he please increase the funding for the control of horses that is given to local authorities? They are experiencing straitened financial capacity to deal with the problem, which was rightly alluded to by Deputy Deering.