Dáil debates
Thursday, 9 March 2017
Ceisteanna - Questions - Priority Questions
Animal Disease Controls
5:15 pm
Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein) | Oireachtas source
The Minister referred to 12 cases. My question was not implying this is not the most up to date information; it was to ascertain when the cases occurred. Did they occur in February last, for instance, or further back in time? Has there been a period during which there was no recorded incident?
With regard to the control measures, is the Minister giving any consideration to a review to help to identify cases? How satisfied is the Minister that there is wide public awareness and knowledge of the threat presented to the poultry sector by avian influenza? Have members of the public been clearly informed, to the Minister's satisfaction, as to what reporting procedure should apply on the discovery of wild birds that may have died as a consequence of the avian influenza virus?
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