Austin Deasy
Question:1 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will outline the number of cases over the past ten years where his Department, acting as the EC intervention agency, have imposed penalties on meat companies; the number of cases each year and the total penalties involved; the number of cases which were investigated by the special unit of the Customs and Excise; the number of prosecutions taken as a result of these investigations; and the number of convictions obtained.