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

Last year, the Minister announced the opening of the American beef market with great fanfare, and predicted that the exports would be worth between €50 million and €100 million. The truth is far different. Only €11 million worth of beef was exported to the US. How did this discrepancy arise and how did the Minister get it wrong by such a massive factor?

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