Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Thursday, 13 August 2020
Special Committee on Covid-19 Response
Covid-19: The Situation in Meat Processing Plants
Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (Dún Laoghaire, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source
Earlier Dr. McGuinness talked about the 39 inspections. I think she said 30 of them had been unannounced. Dr. McGuinness also said, but did not have the opportunity to follow up on this, that she had provided short notice in respect of announced inspections. I want to ask Dr. McGuinness about announced inspections as well as the unannounced ones. Of course, we want to see unannounced inspections. I believe the meat industry has stated it does too. It is a good way of doing things. I understand the reasons for the announced inspections in the first instance. What does Dr. McGuinness mean by short notice? Is that three weeks or three hours?
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