Written answers
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Veterinary Inspection Service
5:00 pm
Brian O'Shea (Waterford, Labour)
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Question 24: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the payment rates for veterinary surgeons carrying out TB and brucellosis testing on behalf of his Department. [43637/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The current rates payable by the Department to private veterinary practitioners who carry out TB testing and Brucellosis sampling are set out in the table.
Table
| Animals tested or sampled | Rate per animal testedpayable fortuberculosisskin test | Additional rate perAnimal, forCombined tuberculosisSkin test andBrucellosissampling | Rate, per animal,Payable for brucellosis sampling only |
| â'¬ | â'¬ | â'¬ | |
| 1st animal | 47.307 | 0 | 26.272 |
| 2nd to the 7th animal | 3.866 | 0 | 3.672 |
| 8th to the 9th animal | 3.866 | 2.334 | 3.672 |
| 10th to the 29th animal | 3.350 | 2.334 | 2.124 |
| 30th and each additional animal | 2.813 | 2.334 | 1.863 |
| Minimum fee | 47.307 | 0 | 26.272 |
| No stock visit fee | 23.653 | 0 | 0 |
| Blood handling fee | 0 | 0 | 10.497 |
In addition to the above payment schedule, an annual top-up payment, in lieu of an increase in fees, is also made to testing veterinary practitioners who operate electronically with my Department through the Animal Health Computer System (AHCS). The fees paid to private veterinary practitioners have been reduced by 8% in context of the Financial Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act 2009.
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