233. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the links made between the herbicide farmers use to spray their crops containing glyphosate, a non-selective broad spectrum herbicide and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma disease; the reason it has not been banned, despite it being banned in 11 other countries, including France and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40320/16]

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233. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the links made between the herbicide farmers use to spray their crops containing glyphosate, a non-selective broad spectrum herbicide and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma disease; the reason it has not been banned, despite it being banned in 11 other countries, including France and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40320/16]

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1. 14 December 2016

   Pesticide Use

   233. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his attention has been drawn to the links made between the herbicide farmers use to spray their crops containing glyphosate, a non-selective broad spectrum herbicide and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma disease; the reason it has not been banned, despite it being banned in 11 other countries, including France and the Netherlands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40320/16]

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