Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the outcome of the analysis by his Department of on-farm deaths in cattle in County Limerick with specific reference to the Askeaton-Ballysteen-Cappagh areas for the period 2003 to 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14072/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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An analysis of notified on-farm cattle deaths in County Limerick in the period 2003 to 2008 indicate that on-farm deaths in the Askeaton/Ballysteen/Cappagh area are approximately 25% less than the average for County Limerick as a whole, and are only 50% of those of the average of the ten DEDs with the highest mortality rates over the period. Submissions to the Limerick Regional Veterinary Laboratory have also been examined and there is no evidence to indicate that a higher than normal proportion of these have come from the Askeaton/Ballysteen/Cappagh area.