Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I am trying to make a general point. Is the testing system, which we have had for some time, as accurate as it should be? I realise this is more than a financial question. What if a different system were in place? We discussed the idea previously at the committee. Is the testing procedure accurate? From time to time cattle may be restricted but when they go to the slaughtering plant they do not appear to have the same problem. What is the accuracy of the tests?