720. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the practice of beak-trimming is used on commercial egg farms in Ireland; if so, the extent and the number of producers using this practice; the age at which beak-trimming takes place; the method in which the beaks are trimmed; if beak trimming is carried out by a veterinary professional, or by a farm worker; if by a farm worker, the specific training the farm workers receives in order to carry out this procedure; if anaesthetic or analgesia is used on the chicks prior to the trimming of their beaks; if there are commercial egg farms in the country which have a no-beak-trimming policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44931/26]

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720. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the practice of beak-trimming is used on commercial egg farms in Ireland; if so, the extent and the number of producers using this practice; the age at which beak-trimming takes place; the method in which the beaks are trimmed; if beak trimming is carried out by a veterinary professional, or by a farm worker; if by a farm worker, the specific training the farm workers receives in order to carry out this procedure; if anaesthetic or analgesia is used on the chicks prior to the trimming of their beaks; if there are commercial egg farms in the country which have a no-beak-trimming policy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44931/26]

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