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Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: On page 10 of a 15 page script the Minister commenced to address the issues of marketing, labelling and consumer interests. Members on this side of the House are patient.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: The Minister's Department received a report relating to substantial transformation and the abuse of consumer rights from the food labelling group in 2002. For five years she sat back and did nothing about it.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: That is the issue at stake.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: What we, food producers and consumers, want to know is whether the Minister is on our side.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: When the IFA representatives went to Brussels, the Minister was outside the door spinning against Irish farmers' interests.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: I remind the Minister of what she said at the time.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: The Minister stated there were problems with traceability and tagging but that Brazilian beef was a threat to trade, not a threat to health.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: When commencing this debate, I asked a question which the Minister conveniently avoided.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: Why is it that when a single outbreak of foot and mouth disease occurred in the United Kingdom, that country's market was closed down within six hours and it was prevented from exporting beef here?

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: If one has a problem with traceability and tagging and one goes to a factory with an animal, that animal will end up in a skip and not be processed into the human food chain. Why is it that the Minister can state there is a problem with traceability and tagging of beef from Brazil——

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: ——while standing over a system which gives those who produce that beef——

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: ——unfettered access to the market here?

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: The Minister is desperately trying to get onside, a fact we welcome, but she made a major faux pas and has a great deal of bridge-building to do with Irish farmers and beef producers.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: The Minister is offside.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: Will the Ceann Comhairle give me some protection from the Minister?

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: In the interests of consumers and with the willingness of the agriculture sector, we have invested a great deal of money in producing a quality product.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: However, the Minister stood outside the door and spun against the interests of beef producers.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: The Minister was outside the door spinning against the interests of farmers.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: That is a fact and she cannot deny it. She was quoted in the Irish Farmers Journal to that effect and she did not deny it.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Michael Creed: The Minister said there was a problem with traceability.

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