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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: Turning to the high-risk herd proposal, will Dr. Barrett comment on its financial implications?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: Before I stop, I compliment the Department's staff. I said this previously. It has great men down there, and women too, actually. Those staff do a fantastic job in trying circumstances. I just wanted to put that point on the record. I call Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: So the incidence rate has increased in County Clare.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: The international element was discussed earlier. Let us say Wales has an issue. What is the wildlife implication in that part of the world?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: Is TB prevalent in badgers or deer there?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: Regarding the New Zealand study and New Zealand’s potential as a place to look at in terms of how it put in place a programme that worked, can Dr. Barrett elaborate on what they did with regard to the wildlife in that part of the world? He stated there was no-----

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: Are the majority of those animals from closed herds?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: If we were to look at a model is that the one that would be most closely aligned to us? Ireland is damp and humid. If there is going to be TB, Ireland is the most likely location in the world to have it. It can spread because the prevailing temperature is not cold or too hot and we have a moist climate. It ticks every box when it comes to the spread of TB.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: That makes it very hard.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: We cannot stop the Deputy.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Eradication of Bovine TB: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (6 Nov 2024)

Tim Lombard: As there are no other contributions and this is potentially the last meeting of the committee - if the witnesses have been listening to the news, they will know a general election will be called on Friday - I wish to acknowledge the Chairman, who is not here at the moment, Jackie Cahill. He has been a fantastic Chairman of this group for the past four or more years. He was very diligent and...