Summary of responses on the consultation to eradicate bovine TB in Northern Ireland

Following the provision of legal advice from the Departmental Solicitor’s Office (DSO) in August 2017, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs’ (DAERA) Permanent Secretary gave approval for officials to issue a public consultation on the Department’s proposals to eradicate bovine TB (bTB) following their detailed consideration of the TB Strategic Partnership Group’s (TBSPG’s) Eradication Strategy which had been published in December 2016.The responses to the consultation have been analysed and are presented in this summary report.