Michael McNamara (Clare, Labour)
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104. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount his Department expended on testing a food producer (details supplied) in County Clare in 2013. [39203/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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At the request of my Department, a number of tests were carried out during 2013 by the Public Health Laboratory (PHL) in Limerick on samples of product manufactured by this food business operator. Where positives were identified, cultures were sent by the PHL Limerick to PHL Cherry Orchard and Colindale in England for further typing. Costs associated with these tests were borne by the HSE. My Department did not incur any expenditure in this regard.