Noel Dempsey
Ceist:253 Mr. Dempsey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether the report of the interdepartmental committee established by the Government on 1 August 1996 to examine options on the disposal of slaughterhouse waste was presented to Government in early October 1996, further to his answer to Parliamentary Question No. 643 of 25 September 1996; if so, if he will make the report available; if the committee met since its last reported meeting on 19 October 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22929/96]