Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I have outlined the comprehensive assessments, investigations and work that was undertaken by the inter-agency group, which completed its work and published its report in 2010. I welcome the fact that the Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine considered the issue recently and, following that, l am interested in hearing the views and perspective of the committee on the hearing it had. I look forward to receiving that information and considering the matter. I outlined today the very comprehensive and in-depth reports and assessment, which were completed more than 12 years ago. The agriculture committee always keeps me up to speed with the work it undertakes, and I will certainly review any submission I receive from it.

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