HC Deb 07 July 1914 vol 64 cc895-6W
Mr. BOLAND

asked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether he is now in a position to state what arrangements have been made for the free movment of cattle out of the county of Kerry, in view of the absolutely healthy record it has held for the past thirty years?

Mr. T. W. RUSSELL

The cessation of foot-and-mouth disease in Ireland—it is now practically five weeks since the last outbreak—has allowed of the Drogheda-Shannon cordon being abolished recently, and the cordon in the south-western area being considerably contracted. These changes took effect on 3rd instant, and since then there has been nothing to prevent the free movement of cattle out of county Kerry.