Eamon Gilmore
Ceist:77 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his Department was involved in the seizure of a consignment of cattle on 5 January 1999 at Nenagh, County Tipperary; his views on whether the cattle were smuggled from Northern Ireland; the exact location of the seizure; to whom the cattle were being consigned; the steps, if any, he has taken as a result of the seizure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5262/99]