Written answers

Thursday, 16 September 2021

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Animal Diseases

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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315. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of culled badgers that are tested for TB; the number of badger post-mortems for TB that have been carried out by county in each of the past ten years; and the number of badgers that tested positive and negative, respectively for TB. [44279/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The statistical information is being collated and will be returned to the Deputy within 10 working days

Photo of Paul MurphyPaul Murphy (Dublin South West, RISE)
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316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of badgers vaccinated and culled in 2020 and to date in 2021; and if he will immediately end the cull in view of the findings of his Department funded study which concluded that vaccination could be a highly effective means of reducing the incidence of tuberculosis in badger populations. [44308/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The statistical information requested is being collated and will be returned to the Deputy within 10 working days

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