John Dardis (Progressive Democrats)

The question of research needs to be attended to. It is as if the State did not contribute anything. However, it has contributed, at significant cost, to compensation payments in respect of the rendering industry and problems arising from BSE and foot and mouth disease for which the Minister was successful in securing money. With regard to BSE, we must examine the situation where a whole herd is depopulated where one BSE reactor is found and the fact that this is done in circumstances where some of the animals might not even have to be tested because they are not of an age that they would require to be tested.