Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

Given that we have had a couple of glitches in the past, including the recent past, in the standards that should have applied at abattoirs throughout the European Union, including in this country, is the Minister satisfied that all abattoirs and all areas where food products are prepared are sufficiently alerted to the necessity to keep to the highest possible standards? The Minister referred to the wide markets involved. It is important to ensure that we are at least on par with those standards or ahead of them.

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