Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 3 July 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Statement of Strategy 2023-2026: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
5:30 pm
Mr. Brendan Gleeson:
First, on horses, we have covered some of that ground. I said there will be a root and branch exercise and what has changed is that we are operating a system which was entirely consistent with European Union rules but it is quite evident now, following the programme, that it can be circumvented. From Ireland's point of view, horses are not reared as a food but we are anxious to ensure that we tighten up on rules and we have a set of circumstances here-----