Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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515. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason his Department has decided to roll over the current genomics tag contract with the existing supplier; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28298/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The procurement of suitable genomic tags under the Beef Data and Genomics Programme is a matter for the Irish Cattle Breeding Federation (ICBF).  I understand that they conducted a public procurement tender for the provision of these tags in 2015 and within the tender there was an option to extend the contract. The ICBF has availed of this extension for a one year period with effect from July 2016.

The Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine have no role in the procurement of this tag contract.