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Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 July 2010

Tuesday, 6 July 2010

Ceisteanna (564)

Sean Sherlock

Ceist:

587 Deputy Seán Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to introduce an independent appeals mechanism to be undertaken by his Department at the meat plants in order to ensure farmers are paid fairly and correctly for their cattle in view of the recent cattle grading controversy of meat plants and the failure of the mechanical grading machine and the losses incurred by farmers. [29787/10]

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Freagraí scríofa

There are no plans to introduce an independent appeals mechanism by my Department at the meat plants. My Department proposes, in conjunction with the industry, to introduce a range of measures to enhance the existing system of monitoring the performance of mechanical grading.

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