Bobby Aylward (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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Question 127: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if pig producers will be permitted to ship their animals for slaughter to Northern Ireland from 1 January 2008 at which time Northern Ireland will be officially classified as aujeszky's disease free; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27854/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Northern Ireland will not be officially classified as aujeszky's disease free from 1 January 2008 and there will be no change in trade requirements from that date.

Ireland both North and South has aujeszky's disease control and eradication programmes in place and it is intended to advance these programmes on an all island basis.