297. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role which he and his Department have played in varying a TB herd test at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; the date on which this test was first scheduled; the reason it was re-scheduled and brought forward; the exact results of the first test; the actions taken thereafter; the reasons for and type of the second test; the results of same; if he will clarify and justify officially, scientifically and administratively, these results; his and his Department’s roles, influence and impact on all of the meetings held regarding these matters; the dates of these meetings, including conference calls; the reasons for the haste of these decisions, including those taken on 7 January 2015; if his attention has been drawn to constant conflicts of interest in this situation; the reasons for this new public/private partnership, including capital being deployed by the private partner; the total savings to his Department’s and agency’s budgets in 2015 as a result of this rapid change to the State’s farm management plan; the way in which he proposes to eliminate the conflict of interest; if he is satisfied that farmers and others will not be victims of these conflicting positions; the date on which the proposed research will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2536/15]

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297. Deputy Colm Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the role which he and his Department have played in varying a TB herd test at a location (details supplied) in County Galway; the date on which this test was first scheduled; the reason it was re-scheduled and brought forward; the exact results of the first test; the actions taken thereafter; the reasons for and type of the second test; the results of same; if he will clarify and justify officially, scientifically and administratively, these results; his and his Department’s roles, influence and impact on all of the meetings held regarding these matters; the dates of these meetings, including conference calls; the reasons for the haste of these decisions, including those taken on 7 January 2015; if his attention has been drawn to constant conflicts of interest in this situation; the reasons for this new public/private partnership, including capital being deployed by the private partner; the total savings to his Department’s and agency’s budgets in 2015 as a result of this rapid change to the State’s farm management plan; the way in which he proposes to eliminate the conflict of interest; if he is satisfied that farmers and others will not be victims of these conflicting positions; the date on which the proposed research will be published; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2536/15]

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