§ 5. Mr. FIELDasked the Vice-President of the Department of Agriculture (Ireland) whether he can state what arrangements have been made to enable pig factors in Smithfield, Dublin Market, to carry out the law; and whether be is aware that although sufficient facilities did not exist factors were fined owing to this fact?
The VICE-PRESIDENT of the DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE (Ireland) (Sir Thomas W. Russell)There is now no pig market at Smithfield, Dublin. Pigs are sold in the swine market adjoining the Dublin Castle Market. The accommodation available for weighing pigs can be regarded as sufficient. There appears, however, to be room for improvement in the arrangements connected with the removal of the pigs to and from the weighing machine. The Department are aware that a prosecution for the sale of pigs at the market in question otherwise than by dead-weight, and at a price exceeding that fixed by the Food Controller, was recently instituted.