Horsmeat Controversy
The Minister for Agriculture, Simon Coveney, has said the licensing system for horses has to be 'radically changed'.Mr Coveney said the system whereby seven individual bodies currently issue horse passports would have to end. He said this would be replaced by one body overseen by the Department of Agriculture. His comments came after an inspection at Ossory Meats in Banagher, Co Offaly found that 25 horses presented for slaughter had irregularities relating to their passport and microchip identification. Joining Myles from Kilkenny was James Murphy IFA Chairman of the Horse Project team.
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