Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food

TB Eradication Programme: Discussion

2:00 am

Photo of Martin KennyMartin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source

That level of trade is one of the things the Department has mentioned. The movement of cattle with undetected infection is one of the big issues. One of the proposals that has been talked about, which Deputy Danny Healy-Rae has mentioned, is a screen up in the mart. Naturally enough, many farmers fear that this would label them as being a problem farmer. We need to recognise that. Many people here have mentioned the impact this has on a farmer, the stress and so on. We do not want to compound that by making a farmer feel labelled in some way.

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