Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 December 2025
214. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of audits or inspections carried out on slaughterhouses performing non-stun slaughter; the findings of these audits; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [68194/25]
View answerMy Department supervises slaughterhouses approved to carry out non-stun slaughter and monitor compliance using a variety of tools including inspections, audits, interviews with business operators and their staff and checks of operator instructions, including records.
Official Controls, while not specifically enumerated in such slaughter establishments, are generated by my Department for each establishment each week. In addition, my Department monitors the effectiveness of official controls.
