Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 18 September 2014
105. Deputy Maureen O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department is satisfied as to the identity of the individual persons who enjoy ultimate beneficial ownership of each meat processing plant currently operating here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34913/14]
View answerThe ownership of each beef processing plant is a commercial matter for individuals or companies who wish to invest in the industry. Currently there are 32 beef slaughtering plants approved to export from Ireland to local, EU and third country markets and over 195 local authority approved plants that may export locally or to the EU. The details (names/addresses, etc.) of all the approved plants are on the websites of my Department and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).
