Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)

Some of the comments of the establishments and well known restaurants that had not labelled their beef as Irish have stated that they consistently used quality Irish beef since they were founded, in some cases 20 or 30 years ago. It is an additional bonus for any restaurant to display a statement that it sources its beef locally, for example. The consumers demand to know the source of the food they are eating.

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