Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I will take five minutes. I welcome the witnesses and thank them for coming along at a difficult time in order to discuss the challenges we all face. As a representative from one of counties in the eye of the storm, I have questions about the meat industry in County Kildare in particular. Having regard to the points made by the various witnesses, the evidence given previously to the committee and the degree to which action was taken following those events, are the witnesses satisfied that the actions they previously recommended to this committee were followed up by the employers and the various groups involved in the meat industry in County Kildare and other counties? What actions were taken as a result of the witnesses' submissions to the committee and were these in line with their expectations? Has immediate action been taken by each of the facilities involved on the floor regarding visible signs of a possible outbreak? Was that action to the witnesses' satisfaction and what do they recommend as a result of these events?