Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 289: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of persons killed or seriously injured by bulls over each of the past three years; the safety regulations in place in relation to bulls in the field, or otherwise; and the position in relation to having a proper bull halter on all bulls. [16957/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Statistics supplied by the Health and Safety Authority, HSA, indicate that the numbers of persons killed and seriously injured by bulls since 2003 were as follows:

Extensive advice in the handling of bulls and livestock is made available to farmers by the HSA and Teagasc in their publications and on their websites.