Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 July 2022
41. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of meetings that he has held with the owners of beef factories since he took office; the dates upon which these meetings took place; and the purpose of the meetings. [38214/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraI have not had any meetings with the owners of the country's meat processors since being appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in September 2020. I have had meetings with Meat Industry Ireland, the IBEC-based representative group for the country's meat processing industry, on three occasions. The meetings took place on 4/9/2020, 1/2/2021 and 10/5/2021.
