Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)

If the Minster had seen it, she would vote with us tonight. As Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Deputy Coughlan should be ashamed to watch the contents of that DVD. Irish people are eating that Brazilian beef, with no traceability and no labelling. The Minister and Ministers of State should be ashamed to stand over that. We have all spoken about food safety and I am sure the Minister has people looking after that issue in her Department. What the contents of the DVD show is deplorable. It is scandalous and shameful to have Brazilian beef imported into this country.

An Irish farmer has much to go through. Agricultural officials come on to farms to see what medication is given to animals, but this should be compared to the medication given by Brazilian farmers to their animals, which end up as beef in this country. I ask the Minister to look into this shameful activity.

See this speech in context