Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 21 September 2017
180. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to appoint agricultural officers to monitor carcass trim classification and weights at meat plants on a daily basis in view of the commitment made regarding same. [40109/17]
View answerThere have been approximately 500 control visits conducted in Department approved beef processing plants to date this year and almost 40,000 carcasses checked for conformation, fat and carcass presentation during these visits by officers of my Department’s Beef Carcase Classification Section. My Department is continuously monitoring the resource that is required for the control of the carcase classification system in the plants to ensure a robust inspection process is maintained at all times and is considering how to enhance the system at present.
