578 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements and procedures in place for verifying the accuracy of the weighing equipment used in meat plants for weighing carcasses of cattle, sheep and pigs for the purpose of purchasing these animals from farmers; if he will provide the details on the number of checks undertaken across all of the factories for each species of animal over the period 2007 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10706/12]

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578 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements and procedures in place for verifying the accuracy of the weighing equipment used in meat plants for weighing carcasses of cattle, sheep and pigs for the purpose of purchasing these animals from farmers; if he will provide the details on the number of checks undertaken across all of the factories for each species of animal over the period 2007 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10706/12]

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1. 28 February 2012

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   578 Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements and procedures in place for verifying the accuracy of the weighing equipment used in meat plants for weighing carcasses of cattle, sheep and pigs for the purpose of purchasing these animals from farmers; if he will provide the details on the number of checks undertaken across all of the factories for each species of animal over the period 2007 to 2011; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10706/12]

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