Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour) | Oireachtas source

I wish to apologise for missing the earlier part of the meeting but I was speaking in the Chamber. I apologise if this question was asked while I was absent.

With regard to meats, I note the information on where the company's meat is sourced. The presentation says Tesco brand sausages and rashers are 100% Irish. Are those Tesco brand sausages and rashers sold in the Republic of Ireland or in the entire island? The presentation also says that cured meat - rashers, bacon and ham - are 100% Irish. Does that include processed hams that one buys at the delicatessen counter? Do the witnesses have a concern that the labelling produced in Ireland is inadequate? One often sees products that are produced in Ireland but it does not mean the meat has been produced or butchered in Ireland. In some instances it can often mean that it has simply been re-wrapped in Ireland. If the witnesses are concerned that labelling produced in Ireland is inadequate, do they think this committee or the Oireachtas should seek to remedy that to improve consumer knowledge of the product they are buying?