date:Mar 31, 2014
The Foreign Affairs spokesman for Fianna Fail has pressed for a lifting of the ban by China on Irish beef. Brendan Smith met representatives from the Chinese government at Leinster House.
Deputy Smith discussed economic development, human rights, agriculture and trade between Ireland and China.
He also asked that the Chinese government reconsider the ban on Irish beef, which has been in place since 2000. The imports were banned as a consequence of the BSE crisis in Europe.
Speaking afterwards