Animal Slaughtering

Wednesday, 10 July 2024

Questions (219)

Réada Cronin

Question:

219. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of all the non-compliance issues cited at a company (details supplied) in each of the years 2020 to 2023 and to date in 2024; the number of non-compliance issues that involved welfare, and in each case, what kind; the number that were of passporting/identity, and in each case, what kind; the number that were of traceability and food safety, and in each case, what kind, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30244/24]

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Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Some non-compliance issues in slaughter plants are dealt with and corrected on the spot. If an issue cannot be dealt with immediately or needs an escalated level of enforcement at a slaughter premises it is routinely recorded on a Non Compliance Report (NCR). The attached table details the number of NCRs issued by year to management at facility mentioned and the number of non compliant items identified on each report. The business operator is required to propose corrective action and a proposed completion date for each. The follow up and close out was in each case completed satisfactorily and this was verified by Department staff at the plant.

PQ30244 NCRs 2020-2024