asked the Taoiseach if he will clarify comments he made in Dáil Éireann on 15 March 1989 (details supplied) regarding a promised statement from the Minister for Agriculture and Food on allegations of illegal practices in the meat industry; if the statement issued later that day by the Minister for Agriculture and Food complied with the undertaking he gave Dáil Éireann; if his attention has been drawn to the grave public dissatisfaction with the Minister's statement; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
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