Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Friday, 10 July 2020

Special Committee on Covid-19 Response

Congregated Settings: Meat Plants (Resumed)

Mr. Cormac Healy:

We have already said in public that we do not have an issue with unannounced HSA inspections. They were determined to be announced at this point in time. We cannot get away from the implication in some of what has been said that there has been no control, oversight or verification. It is important, and we should not ignore the fact, that right from the beginning of this process we have engaged with inspectors from the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and veterinary authorities, both at national and local level. They have also verified the type of measures in place. We should not leave people with the impression that there has not been ongoing verification. We can focus on whether HSA inspections are announced or unannounced and, as I said, we are open to that.

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