695. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide comparative data between the number of cattle that fail the bovine TB skin test and the number of cattle subsequently confirmed to have TB lesions at slaughter; if he will review current testing methodologies for accuracy in light of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37145/25]
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696. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the percentage of animals slaughtered with TB actually have TB; if he will review current testing methodologies for accuracy in light of these figures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37146/25]
721. Deputy James Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what actions are being taken to mitigate the prevalence of TB in the cattle population, considering the traumatic effect is has to livelihoods and the beef industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8092/25]