Mr. Michael Sheahan:

Within the EU the reality is that most countries do not have TB. Most countries that had TB in the 1950s and 1960s put eradication programmes in place. They did not have the complications of a wildlife issue at the time, so their programmes were, in general, successful. The only countries within the EU with significant problems with this are Ireland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Spain has some problems, but not to the same extent, as does Italy. France has some minor problems, but beyond that it is not a problem within the EU.