Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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We are discussing a division of the Department where previously there was a unit. Perhaps the witnesses could clarify the difference in terms of the chain of responsibility and accountability. Like other areas of the Department, this division has authority over other sectors of farming including processors and suppliers. Does the division work with the Health Service Executive, HSE, Food Safety Authority of Ireland, FSAI, and the environmental health officers, EHOs? The SIU might not be alerted to some breaches through cross-farm compliance by an EHO or a county council vet. How will the division act in such circumstances?

Deputy Martin Ferris asked a question about those who were under investigation by the old SIU. Will they be investigated by the new division or are those cases pending determination? I will allow Mr. Carroll to decide whether he or his colleagues will answer.