Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I welcome the indication from the Minister that he will come into the committee. The Chairman is sitting behind him and I am sure he will be amenable to that proposal. We look forward to that debate.

When the Minister comes into the committee there is one issue that deserves serious consideration, and it is an EU issue. Why is it that the standards that apply within the European Union regarding horsemeat for human consumption are higher than the standards the European Union applies to imports of horsemeat from the United States of America for the same purpose?

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