Verona Murphy (Wexford, Independent) | Oireachtas source

Why did the traceability issues under the Department’s remit not come to light? Why did it take “RTÉ Investigates” to uncover them? I am a farmer’s daughter. A farmer can get inspected at the drop of a hat. Farmers are put to the pin of their collars around the country. In most instances, their whole lives are made miserable by the Department, yet Mr. Sheahan is telling me that this situation is not a welfare issue, but a traceability issue. We have one abattoir killing horses in the country and the Department could not oversee it enough.

I will move on. When Mr. O’Loughlin last appeared before us nearly a year ago, Deputy Ó Cathasaigh questioned him and Mr. O’Loughlin stated that he did not have much clue about horse racing. Has he learned anything about it since?