Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the witnesses for their work and for attending. I thank Ms McGinley for contacting my office about migrants in factories. In my area, it seems that migrants are treated well in those factories that we have spoken to, but it is difficult to get information about migrants and how they are managed in factories.

The witnesses cited a statistic of 60% or 70% of migrant workers in factories facing major issues. After speaking to Ms McGinley, we contacted the nearest plant to me, which is based in Rathkeale, County Limerick, and is owned by ABP Food Group. It told us that the plant was 100% clear of Covid cases and that Covid response teams had been established at every ABP site at the end of February. There are 50 meat factories in Ireland. ABP accounts for nine of those. Some 30% of factories are doing things right-----