Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which he first learned of issues in relation to TLT International; if there were any levies not paid by TLT International as early as January 2013; if so, the reason he did not alert marts in relation to same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50527/13]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department first became aware on 8 November that the live cattle exporter, TLT (International) Ltd, had gone into receivership and informed me of that fact on the same date. As the company is now in the hands of a receiver, it would be inappropriate for me to make any comment on the commercial or financial dealings of that company with my Department. As a general principle, it would not be the policy of my Department to advise third parties on the state of ongoing transactions with an individual company which, in themselves, in any event, would not necessarily be an indicator of the overall financial health of the company concerned.