385. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of concerns regarding the presence of horses and ponies grazing at unauthorised encampments on the Curragh, County Kildare and the potential biosecurity risks this poses to the wider equine industry, including the spread of diseases such as strangles; whether his Department has engaged with relevant authorities on this issue to date; the measures being considered to safeguard equine health in this nationally significant thoroughbred training area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48627/26]

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385. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of concerns regarding the presence of horses and ponies grazing at unauthorised encampments on the Curragh, County Kildare and the potential biosecurity risks this poses to the wider equine industry, including the spread of diseases such as strangles; whether his Department has engaged with relevant authorities on this issue to date; the measures being considered to safeguard equine health in this nationally significant thoroughbred training area; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48627/26]

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