Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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Question 45: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he will publish beef carcase classification results based on the Meat Industry Ireland beef grid; the reason there has been a delay in publishing the results; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40636/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The classification results for beef carcases are forwarded to my Department by meat plants on a weekly basis. The classification results are in turn reported to the European Commission in accordance with Commission Regulation (EC) 1249/2008. The computerised reporting systems that report classification results make use of main classes for both conformation and fat and were not designed to provide information based on the various sub-classes for both conformation and fat. The IT services of my Department are currently working on a computer system that will provide information on the classification results within sub-classes for both conformation and fat. This system is expected to be available shortly.