Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 20: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the recent discussions he has had with his Northern Ireland counterpart with regard to the establishment of an all-Ireland animal health regime; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43558/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I chaired the NSMC Agriculture sectoral meeting held on 19th November. Also in attendance were Michelle Gildernew, MP, MLA, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Robin Newton, MLA, Junior Minister at the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister.

We noted the on-going progress on the delivery of the draft All-Island Animal Health and Welfare Strategy and that work is in hand to finalise arrangements for a cross-border stakeholder consultation event in the early part of 2010. We also noted the revised Working Group arrangements and looked forward to receiving a further progress report at the next NSMC meeting in the Agriculture sector format.