Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)

On the issue of inspections, I have indicated that we are involved in a period of consultation with the farming organisations. I have appointed Dr. Cawley to oversee that. It is working well in preparation for the 2007 inspections. Once that has been completed and the outcomes of the European discussions are available, then we will revise the document and can proceed from there.

It is my intention to pursue vigorously the issue of simplification. I have written and spoken to many on this issue. We held a discussion here with the representatives at secretary level as recently as this week. We will be pursuing that further. It is my intention to ensure that the outcome of the European discussions will be reflected in the new document. There is no point in producing a document now and having to revise it in a couple of weeks.

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