Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I ask the assistant secretary to answer my question. The ICBF will judge a bull on 12 tests. One will start off in good faith with one's animal and then one will get a calf. What happens if the rating changes, following 12 different tests, by the time the heifer has had her calf? Where does the Department stand on that issue? Does one have to buy a five-star animal? I expect a "Yes" or "No" answer.