§ Mr. GillTo ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he first received advice from the EU that full-time veterinary inspection in low-throughput slaughterhouses was not necessary. [97541]
§ Ms QuinThe advice from the Commission on the requirements for veterinary supervision in low throughput slaughterhouses and cutting plants that full-time veterinary ante-mortem inspection in low throughput slaughterhouses was necessary but full-time veterinary post-mortem inspection in low throughput slaughterhouses was not necessary was received on 17 May in a letter dated 5 May 1999.