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Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Does Ms Eade feel she should have more powers or does she feel that is for the Department?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: In relation to Horse Sport Ireland, will Mr. Duggan touch on whole-of-life traceability and the challenges around it? How can we improve it?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Again, it is back to the Department. We are hearing clearly the regulatory aspects of this go back to the Department of agriculture.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I understand that.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I have no more questions to ask the representatives of Horse Sport Ireland or Horse Racing Ireland. It was helpful to have them here. I want to continue to support them in their work. I acknowledge the important work they do. I am sorry for Mr. Sheahan if the focus is on him but that is his job and responsibility. I have one or two more areas to ask about. Dr. Hobson mentioned another...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: That is important. There is clearly a market for horse meat there anyway. We have confirmed that there is an international dimension to this topic because Europol is involved. There is clearly a great deal going on, and there may also be many others involved. I am not comfortable with the idea that there is an internal investigation going on even if it is a unit within the Department. I...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Did the Food Safety Authority issue the food alert?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: The Department recommended that a food fraud alert should issue.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Roughly when did that happen?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: It took until last week to do it. There is a process or a chain involved.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I understand.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Are they alerts relating to the same plant?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I am conscious that we are somewhat constrained in what we can say despite the knowledge of other information we have. There is an ongoing investigation. I thank the witnesses for coming. The Department is in a difficult place ,but it is in everyone's interests that we have a fully open, transparent and fair process. It is important that there is a fair process and we do not lose sight of...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: That went through channels and the Food Safety Authority has issued the alert on the recommendation of the Department.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: How many of these food fraud alerts does Dr. Hobson think there are? In what jurisdictions are they?

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Welfare, Treatment and Traceability of Horses: Discussion (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Sorry to cut across Mr. Sheahan but I am conscious of time. Can I ask a few questions? I thank Mr. Sheahan for that. Given he had an oversight role in this, is he part of the ongoing investigation? Is it an investigation into himself, effectively? He is in the Department and the spotlight is on him and his officials. Is he party to this investigation or is there a stand-alone unit in...

Seanad: An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (26 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: Macra na Feirme is having its pre-budget submission launch today and has extended an invitation to all Senators and TDs to come to Buswells Hotel between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. I undertook to highlight some of the issues for Macra na Feirme, including the challenges for young people living in rural Ireland, creating a more sustainable agricultural sector, succession, farm planning, which is...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Housing, Planning and Local Government: National Parks and Wildlife Service Strategic Review: Discussion (25 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the representatives of the National Parks and Wildlife Service to the committee. It is an amazing organisation, which has done amazing work. The Minister of State has left so I will not embarrass him when I say in his absence that the NPWS has a wonderful ambassador in the Minister of State, Deputy Malcolm Noonan. He comes with a great smile, great cheer and great enthusiasm for...

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regulatory Bodies (25 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I welcome the Minister of State to the House.

Seanad: Nithe i dtosach suíonna - Commencement Matters: Regulatory Bodies (25 Jun 2024)

Victor Boyhan: I thank the Senator and call Minister of State, Deputy Martin Heydon.