Clare Daly (Dublin Fingal, Independent) | Oireachtas source

There was more to this situation than was in the public domain. How often do the Defence Forces act at the request of the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in such cases? Was a departmental vet present? Do the Defence Forces receive training in how to handle such situations? Are they always under the charge of departmental personnel when they are called on to aid the civil power in cases where livestock is the focus?

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