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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: I propose four minutes per member to allow everyone to get in, in case members go over time.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: We have indicated already.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: It could be 40% in some areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: That suggests that badgers are a carrier in those areas.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: The fact that we have a grass-fed system and free roaming animals, unlike in other countries where cattle are more housed, is probably one of the reasons wildlife is a bigger factor. We are not going to change that system.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: It is obviously not going to change. The result of the testing and all of the work that has been done up to now and the suggestions coming forward from the forum is that we should basically do more of the same in a more effective way. That is basically what the Department is talking about trying to do. I am interested in teasing out the evidence that this will work considering the...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: Is there the same level of movement of cattle from farm to farm in New Zealand?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: There is not the model of farmers going to the marts to sell the cattle to another farmer. In general, everything is done within the same farm before the cattle go to the factory. That is the difference as I understand it.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: That level of trade is one of the things the Department has mentioned. The movement of cattle with undetected infection is one of the big issues. One of the proposals that has been talked about, which Deputy Danny Healy-Rae has mentioned, is a screen up in the mart. Naturally enough, many farmers fear that this would label them as being a problem farmer. We need to recognise that. Many...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: I have one final point. It was mentioned earlier that we are able to vaccinate cattle in the same way we vaccinate humans. I absolutely understand the issues with marketing the product abroad if that were to be done but are there any examples of models in other countries where animals are vaccinated but are still accepted to market? Has any scenario in which that could happen been worked...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture and Food: TB Eradication Programme: Discussion (18 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: I thank all of the witnesses for their contributions. I read their opening statements. The key thing I get from the discussion is that there is a great focus on wildlife. Naturally, farmers are going to look to that as one of the key issues. However, from what I hear, the Department is saying that there are 50 times more cattle in the country than badgers. The number of cattle in which...

Emergency Action on Housing and Homelessness: Motion [Private Members] (17 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: I listened intensely to the Minister's speech and one of the things that always strikes me is the Government seems to believe what it is doing is working. Do those in government not talk to their constituents and meet people, including the families who have elderly people living in their accommodation with them because they were put out of the places they were renting? Have they not spoken...

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (17 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: 657. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of Department vets that are members of an organisation (details supplied). [32621/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (17 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: 658. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prescriptions generated on the national veterinary prescription system since its establishment in January 2025; and to provide a breakdown of the number dispensed from merchant co-ops and from veterinary practices. [32622/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Veterinary Services (17 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: 659. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of prescriptions generated but not entered on the national veterinary prescription system since 1 January 2025. [32623/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Waiting Lists (17 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: 901. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that there are 3,000 patients waiting for dermatology appointment in Sligo University Hospital; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32619/25]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Services (17 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: 902. To ask the Minister for Health if she is aware that no orthopaedic surgeries have taken place in Sligo University Hospital since January 2025; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32620/25]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: School Funding (12 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: 126. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if she will provide further funding for the ICT and minor works grants for schools; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [30081/25]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Grant Payments (12 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: 448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the application for the farm succession grant for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31408/25]

Written Answers — Department of Environment, Community and Local Government: Departmental Schemes (10 Jun 2025)

Martin Kenny: 145. To ask the Minister for Environment, Community and Local Government if he will conduct a review of the SEAI home energy grants as there are a number of issues for people applying for the grants in relation to the time it takes to get approval and complete the works; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30080/25]