Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Pat McCormack:

I will lead out and Mr. Morrison will then come in as he sits on the forum. In response to the question from Deputy Carthy in the absence of the Chairman, I mentioned the fact that key Department personnel get moved on over a period of time. It is very difficult for any forum if some of the key personnel move every three to six years. It is not that long ago that there was a target of eradicating TB by 2030, but those Department personnel are now outside the TB remit. That has a huge effect.