Covid-19 (Agriculture, Food and the Marine): Statements
Dail Éireann — 2020-04-30
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Michael Creed (FG), Cork North-West

I am reminded of Deputy Duncan Smith's comment earlier about people who want to conflate a load of issues to point fingers at people who may have done no wrong. We have the appropriate authorities within the State to inspect and protect workers. As it happens, the HSA is not under the remit of my Department and I am not in a position, nor do I think it is my function or that of the appropriate line Minister, to direct those authorities to do their job in a particular way. They are set up to carry out their functions and they do so quite well. I share the concerns that there is an attempt to malign, without any real evidence, a particular company and sector. This is a sector that provides very valuable employment to many people who come back again and again to work for the same company.

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Sitting date: 2020-04-30