Written answers
Tuesday, 31 May 2011
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Animal Diseases
9:00 pm
Denis Naughten (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 271: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the costs incurred year on year since scrapie testing of sheep commenced; the percentage of slaughtered sheep tested each year; the percentage of those that tested positive; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13249/11]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set out in the table. The testing concerned is a requirement under Regulation (EC) 999/2001.
| Year | Healthy Slaughter | Number of Tests | Number of Positives | Number of Tests | Number of Positives | Cost of Testing |
| Sheep | Healthy Slaughter | Healthy Slaughter | Fallen Animals | Fallen Animals | â'¬ | |
| 2002 | 3,307,500 | 54,813 (1.65)% | 13 | 5,222 | 33 | 2,772,431.00 |
| 2003 | 3,159,000 | 51,588 (1.63%) | 10 | 2,843 | 17 | 1,379,013 |
| 2004 | 3,565,400 | 10,686 (0.3%) | 5 | 9,632 | 37 | 666,990 |
| 2005 | 3,613,100 | 10,689 (0.3%) | 1 | 10,374 | 21 | 677,277 |
| 2006 | 3,487,900 | 41,677 (1.19%) | 9 | 13,677 | 36 | 2,074,731 |
| 2007 | 3,263,700 | 26,970 (0.83%) | 3 | 16,184 | 23 | 1,603,765 |
| 2008 | 2,919,100 | 11,687 (0.4%) | 3 | 10,747 | 7 | 811,560 |
| 2009 | 2,730,100 | 8,176 (0.3%) | 2 | 8,713 | 10 | 741,007 |
| 2010 | 2,382,900 | 11,026 (0.46%) | 2 | 10,408 | 22 | 756,189 |
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