Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I assure everybody that at all times the Department carries out inspections to ensure only the best, properly checked beef enters the food chain. The Department inspects it continuously, on an hourly, daily and weekly basis. The Deputy knows this and we should all acknowledge it. We demand the best quality beef and that is what we sell. We have made a name for ourselves all over the world with the top quality beef we produce. As Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, I will not resile from saying this.

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