John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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That is compounded by the fact that on one occasion – as Deputy McDonald alluded to – lump hammers were allegedly taken away by officials from Tom Galvin, the farmer in question, but there was no change in procedure with regard to the subsequent slaughter that occurred after the fact. Notwithstanding the fact that it was potentially a very serious case in terms of the food chain and the devastation to the individual, there was no change in procedure when that occurred.