Press release
Press Statement 14 January 2019
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Veterinary Ireland have concluded an agreement relating to current issues of dispute between them and the provision of new arrangements for the delivery of the meat inspection service.
The proposed agreement will be balloted upon by Veterinary Ireland over the course of the next three weeks, to conclude no later than 1 February 2019.
Veterinary Ireland is to recommend acceptance of the agreement to their members.
In the interim, meat inspections will continue in accordance with current operational arrangements.
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