Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 17 June 2026
144. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide clarity on the way in which prices received by CFUs and factory owned CFUs are reported to his Department; if this is done on a weekly basis; if this process is monitored and inspected; if so, how often is it inspected; if non-compliances have been found; if so, the way in which are non-compliances handled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45995/26]
Amharc ar fhreagra145. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which payments are made by beef processors to CFUs and factory owned CFUs; if they are in accordance with the same methods as standard producers; if any other alternative methods are used; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [45996/26]
Amharc ar fhreagraI propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together.
CFUs or 'Controlled Feed Units' are epidemiological units in the context of the Bovine TB Eradication Programme.
The obligations on processors and the controls regarding the price reporting of cattle are laid down in EU legislation (specifically Commission Delegated Regulation 2017/1182 and Commission Implementing Regulation 2017/1184).
Price reporting factories notify the individual prices paid for all cattle, including from CFUs, slaughtered in the previous week on a weekly basis to my Department. All factory owned cattle are excluded from the weekly price report. The reporting of prices from the factory is monitored by my Department on a weekly basis and subject to audit twice yearly. There have been no incidences of non- compliance in relation to price reporting for such units found during audit.
