Paudge Connolly (Cavan-Monaghan, Independent)

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public and national concern, namely, the urgent necessity for a total ban on Brazilian beef and meat imports into the European Union in light of the serious foot and mouth disease outbreaks in that country, in which 11 outbreaks have been confirmed in the mid-western region of Matto Gross do Sul and another four in Paraná, causing the bordering countries of Argentina and Uruguay to declare sanitary alerts to prevent the spread of the disease and more than 50 countries to ban Brazilian beef imports; the lack of traceability and animal movement controls in Brazil in contrast with the traceability requirements of EU producers; and the need to protect both consumers and farmers by the compulsory withdrawal and incineration of all Brazilian beef currently in Ireland under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture and Food.

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