Seymour Crawford (Cavan-Monaghan, Fine Gael)

The Minister of State referred to the publication of booklets and so on. A farmer in a neighbouring county to mine lost his herd to BSE. He bought another herd but one animal was infected with Johne's disease. He bought those animals under the supervision of the Department but ended up with a serious Johne's disease problem. Has an effort been made to prevent farmers from selling animals, which have contracted Johne's disease? If a farmer seeks advice from the Department regarding which animals to buy and they subsequently contract Johne's disease, is there an onus on the Department to compensate him?

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