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

In my question I sought information on the number of quality assurance officers who have been funded by Bord Bia to date. I am somewhat surprised that this element of the question was not answered.

I understand that in some cases when inspectors visit and find non-compliance issues, the farmer corrects that non-compliance issue but there is a massive delay in scheduling a second inspection to ensure all issues have been fully addressed. That delay keeps the farmer out of the scheme. I ask that the Department ensures that where there is non-compliance but the issue is dealt with by the farmer, arrangements can be made to carry out a further inspection to ensure compliance without undue delay so that farmers do not miss out.

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