Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 26 February 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

TB Eradication Programme: Discussion

Photo of Eugene MurphyEugene Murphy (Roscommon-Galway, Fianna Fail)
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Is there any evidence to show that there is a great risk to cattle grazing close to forestry? In my county, there have been a number of TB outbreaks over the years, all of which seemed to involve cattle that were close to forested areas. Given that forestry is going to be such a major part of our economy going forward, should we be more cognisant of this?