Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (Sinn Fein)

I thank the Minister of State for his comprehensive reply. It is interesting to note that the Border counties have a lower average incidence of TB. Perhaps that is the effect of policy in the Six Counties, or it might be due to entirely different causes. Does the Minister of State accept that TB levels in counties Kilkenny, Meath, Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford, Westmeath and even Dublin are unacceptably high? Will he clarify whether the necessary resources are being put in place to reduce those levels, particularly in Wicklow east and Wicklow west, where the rate is 11.10% and 7.6%, respectively, and to bring the national average down?