asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many cattle have been slaughtered in the last 12 months for which figures are readily available under the provisions of the Tuberculosis Order, 1964; and how many of these have subsequently been shown not to have had tuberculosis.

The number of reactors slaughtered in the 12 months ended 30th September, 1971, was 1,856. None of these was subsequently shown not to have had tuberculosis.