Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 10 July 2024
220. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide details of all the actions taken by a company (details supplied) and by his Department, to address and resolve non-compliance issues to the latter’s satisfaction, and to prevent a recurrence, particularly in the areas of welfare, passporting/ID, traceability and food safety; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30245/24]
View answerIn the context of the Department's oversight of the adherence by Food Business Operators to legislative requirements, my inspectors identify non-compliances from time to time.
A range of enforcement measures are available to address non-compliances detected at slaughter plants.
These include : -Verbal DirectionsWritten Non Compliance ReportsWritten Compliance NoticeSuspension or revocation of approvalFixed Payment NoticeProsecution
The intervention chosen will relate to the type, extent and seriousness of the non-compliances detected.
In 2023, there are records of six written non-compliance reports issued relating to the business operator mentioned . All these non-compliances were investigated and resolved by the food business operator to the satisfaction of the Department.
The approval of the premises referred to is currently revoked and all slaughter activities have ceased.
