Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

This question concerns the more restrictive animal movement rules introduced by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the purposes of cattle going for live export into Northern Ireland. Can the Minister update the House on those increased restrictions? Does the Minister accept that it has been having an impact on live exports of cattle to Northern Ireland, particularly in border marts? Can the Minister update us on whether or not the Department has resolved IT issues which meant that the data on display in marts did not properly reflect whether or not an animal had been at a mart within the previous 29 days and therefore was ineligible for live export to Northern Ireland?

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