Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 178: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the poultry disease that caused the Department to destroy a flock of turkeys and chickens on a farm (details supplied). [38566/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The flock to which the Deputy refers had a confirmed outbreak of mycoplasma gallisepticum. This is not an uncommon condition in poultry and does not generally have implications for human health. The flock in question was slaughtered due to the particular circumstances involved and at the request of the flock owner. No compensation is payable for this condition but the Department has paid for the slaughter and disposal of the flock.