Written answers

Thursday, 14 February 2019

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Beef Industry

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to reduce the 70-day retention period for all amounts that go onto farms before they can be resold to 30 days maximum; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7575/19]

Photo of Michael Healy-RaeMichael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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201. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the four movement rule that was brought onto farms will be removed (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7598/19]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 196 and 201 together.

A Quality Payment System (QPS) for the payment of bonuses in respect of certain categories of cattle at slaughter plants was introduced in 2009 by agreement between Meat Industry Ireland (MII) and the Irish Farmers Association (IFA). My understanding is that the conditions attached to qualification for this bonus payment include a limit on the number of movements of cattle in their lifetime prior to slaughter. This is a purely private arrangement between both parties and my Department has no role in its design or implementation.

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