120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the new requirements introduced by the Chinese authorities in which cadmium levels for live brown crab have been set at 0.5 mg per kilogram will impact on the issuance of health certificates by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to exporters of live consignments of brown crab to China; the assistance which is being provided to exporters, given these new requirements; if he is aware of the negative impact which these requirements will have on the industry; the action he is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41118/15]

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120. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how the new requirements introduced by the Chinese authorities in which cadmium levels for live brown crab have been set at 0.5 mg per kilogram will impact on the issuance of health certificates by the Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority to exporters of live consignments of brown crab to China; the assistance which is being provided to exporters, given these new requirements; if he is aware of the negative impact which these requirements will have on the industry; the action he is taking to address this situation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41118/15]

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