Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 14 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agricultural Schemes, Eradication of Bovine Tuberculosis and Compensation: Discussion

Dr. June Fanning:

I cannot give a timeline because, as I said, there are a number of options on which we do not yet have buy-in or agreement from stakeholders. In the TB forum and the working groups, we have the mechanism to improve on the job that was done previously. The advice has not changed and the evidence is there. We have a huge body of scientific advice and we are world leaders in TB research. However, the eradication programme will not be without pain.