Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

I welcome the progress proposed in the forthcoming legislation. It is long overdue. There have been serious concerns as regards imported beef and these continue. We hope that this will be the final initiative in terms of identification, labelling and traceability for the beef industry at least. It is necessary for consumer confidence and as a support for the industry.

I appreciate that it is voluntary for the moment. While I welcome its introduction, will there by any monitoring to ensure that what the restaurants are telling us will be put in place on a voluntary basis will be put in place?

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