Pearse Doherty (Donegal South West, Sinn Fein)
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Question 475: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide information regarding the incidence of TB in County Donegal; and if he will provide statistics on the reported levels of the disease in the county over the past number of years. [30504/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The information sought is set out in the table below.

The incidence of TB in Donegal over the past four years has been below the national average. For example, the herd incidence of TB nationally in 2011 was 4.65% compared with 3.38% in Donegal. I am satisfied that the eradication programme is being implemented effectively in Donegal.