Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 June 2024
124. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of breaches of traceability guidelines in respect of food imports that have been identified in each of the past five years to date; the actions taken in response; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25872/24]
View answerSince August 2020 Import Controls Operations Division of my Department has rejected 504 consignments of food, products of animal origin and plant products, from countries outside the EU for breaches of traceability guidelines.
These rejected consignments were denied access to the Irish market and were either re-dispatched, subjected to special treatment or destroyed at the importers expense.
|
Year |
Total Number of Consignments |
Number Refused Entry or Re-dispatched |
Number Destroyed |
Number Subject to Special Treatment or Quarantine |
|
2020* |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
|
2021 |
170 |
74 |
85 |
11 |
|
2022 |
158 |
91 |
65 |
2 |
|
2023 |
124 |
72 |
51 |
1 |
|
2024 |
47 |
16 |
30 |
1 |
*Upgraded IT Portal in August 2020, data prior to this data not readily available
