Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

------this is essential. This is why I have moved to working with the ESRI. Every industry, including the beef sector, has to work within the law and within the terms and conditions that are there. I am aware that issues have been raised in how lessons may be learned in that regard. This is why I seek the study and assessment as to what conditions are and how they might be improved. Working with other Departments we will take that forward. As the Deputy knows well, the immediate priority is ensuring that conditions in the factories are safe at the moment. This is an immediate priority for the Department and for the industry.

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