€2.1m in compensation has been paid out to poultry farmers whose flocks were impacted by bird flu over the past two years. There were six outbreaks of bird flu in 2021 and the Department of Agriculture paid out €1.95m to those affected.
No compensation has been paid so far for recent outbreaks including where 3,000 turkeys were culled last week outside Clones due to an outbreak. Poultry farmers in Cavan and Monaghan are currently operating under a housing order and enhanced biosecurity measures are in place in risk impacted areas.
The Health Protection Surveillance Centre says the latest H5N1 strain of avian flu causes "serious disease" in poultry and birds that become infected.
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