Shane McEntee (Meath East, Fine Gael)

There is a major effort under way to put the sheep industry in its rightful place. Last week, I visited Athenry in County Galway where Teagasc presented a good introduction of the work under way. Given the number of flocks that will see an increase, I hope that the people who are being inspected annually will not draw the short straw every year. Every effort is made not to visit a farm during the lambing season. Of all animals, the sheep is the most vulnerable to abortion.

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