Mattie McGrath (Tipperary, Independent)
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343. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware of the shortages in black-leg vaccines for farmers; the measures he has explored to address the issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37860/24]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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There are several Irish authorised products for vaccination to protect against blackleg (caused by a bacterium called Clostridium chauvoei).

Despite a decrease in the availability of some of these vaccines, I am advised that market data indicates that overall supply of clostridial vaccines to the market is adequate to meet demand.

Whilst, periodically, a specific brand/type of Clostridial vaccine may be in limited supply, alternatives are generally available.