Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

The committee will be making recommendations. As this is a work in progress, the committee has a job to do, too. It will make recommendations which will be as constructive as possible. They will seek to ensure Ireland’s reputation as a food producer is kept to the highest standard and that investigations, a necessary part of standard controls, are seen as being conducted fairly without prejudice.

I thank Mr. Philip Carroll, Mr. Pat Flanagan and Mr. Richard Healy for attending. I hope they appreciate that we want to work with the Department to ensure protocols and procedures are in place for an investigations unit that will enhance Ireland’s reputation and have farmers' trust.