Carol Nolan (Laois-Offaly, Independent)
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1543. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the names of the factories that have been fined for excessive carcass trimming from 1 January 2016 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12729/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Checks on carcase classification, presentation and trim is carried out by a dedicated team of specialist staff within my Department. Additional monitoring of carcass presentation is carried out on a daily basis by veterinary public health staff in the factories, providing a supporting role for the Beef Carcase Classification staff.

The names of the factories fined from 1^stJanuary 2016 to date are the following: Kildare Chilling, Traditional Meats, Kepak Kilbeggan, Emerald Isle Food, Kavanagh Meats and Ballon Meats.