150 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concern in consumer, food retailing and many farming sectors regarding the sweepingly increased use of human sewage from public treatment plants in agriculture; if the Department of Health and Children or the Food Safety Authority were consulted before he gave effect to the existing human sewage in agriculture regulations of this Department; if, since then, his attention has been drawn to the repeatedly expressed fears of the acting head of the Food Safety Authority concerning dangers which it considers the application of raw sewage from smaller public treatment plants represents in terms of food safety and public health; if, in view of the growing disquiet, he will consider banning the practice here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18179/04]

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150 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if his attention has been drawn to the widespread concern in consumer, food retailing and many farming sectors regarding the sweepingly increased use of human sewage from public treatment plants in agriculture; if the Department of Health and Children or the Food Safety Authority were consulted before he gave effect to the existing human sewage in agriculture regulations of this Department; if, since then, his attention has been drawn to the repeatedly expressed fears of the acting head of the Food Safety Authority concerning dangers which it considers the application of raw sewage from smaller public treatment plants represents in terms of food safety and public health; if, in view of the growing disquiet, he will consider banning the practice here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18179/04]

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