Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 16 April 2019
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Future of the Beef Sector: Discussion (Resumed)
Mr. Cormac Healy:
Yes, which are applied by the Department. It is important to add that they are deemed restricted and they are not eligible for some markets. There is growth in the area but they are working against eligibility for some markets. There are concerns on that issue. They are being given a feedlot factory title, which would imply that they are all factory owned but that is not the position.