Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

239. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the protocols and procedures a farmer must follow to get a carcass grade rechecked if they are unhappy with the grade awarded by the mechanical grading machine (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11201/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
Link to this: Individually | In context | Oireachtas source

Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2017/1184 of 20 April 2017 governs the monitoring of carcass classification, carcass presentation and weighing.

The role of my Department is clearly defined in the legislation in terms of monitoring and supervision of classification, weights and carcass presentation.

This legislation does not provide for any appeal mechanism by the competent authority in relation to the classification of carcasses by mechanical graders.