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:

We are not working in a laboratory but that does not mean there is nothing that can be done to address, for example, the cattle-wildlife interface. We have looked at the future risks. A previous TB breakdown, for instance, leaves a higher risk of a future breakdown. There are measures farmers can take in regard to badgers. Fencing off setts is a very practical and effective step they can take. I will hand over to my colleague, Dr. Barrett, to answer the more scientific points.