Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
1711. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 238 of 25 May 2017, his views on whether the criticism levelled against his Department in the recent EU audit of controls on organic foods can be applied also to so called organic farm salmon. [28828/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe audit undertaken last year by the EU of the controls applied by Ireland in the organic sector was extremely detailed and included a review of controls in the aquaculture sector. Overall, the audit team concluded that Ireland had a control system in place which laid down a clear division of tasks between the competent authority and the various control bodies, but that improvements were required in a number of areas. Many of these had already been identified by my own Department as part of its ongoing assessments and evaluations, and work was already underway to address them. In relation to aquaculture, the EU audit team had a number of specific recommendations to make, which were welcomed as constructive by my Department and which are being implemented.
