Pat O'Neill (Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

My question relates to TB testing as well. I have the figures on BSE testing in front of me. I note the Department is not testing healthy slaughtered animals from 4 March. In other words, animals that are brought to knackeries have to be tested. Does this apply only to animals over four years of age? Are they the only animals being tested or are all animals at knackeries over a certain age being tested? Given age and demographics, will we eventually be in situation whereby we will not need to test any animals at knackeries for BSE? Any animal born after a certain date is BSE-free because we stopped feeding meat and bonemeal and so on. Will that be a saving in the budget?