65 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the national laboratory at Backweston, Celbridge, County Kildare is now adequately equipped and staffed to meet all possible animal health or food chain checks or tests; if there are any situations in which samples have to be sent out of the country for whatever reason; the nature of such situations; the extent to which a rapid response is now achievable in respect of samples submitted to Backweston; the number of samples tested on a weekly basis at Backweston or elsewhere throughout the country in each of the past five years to date in 2010; the number of such samples sent outside this jurisdiction in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/10]

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65 Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the national laboratory at Backweston, Celbridge, County Kildare is now adequately equipped and staffed to meet all possible animal health or food chain checks or tests; if there are any situations in which samples have to be sent out of the country for whatever reason; the nature of such situations; the extent to which a rapid response is now achievable in respect of samples submitted to Backweston; the number of samples tested on a weekly basis at Backweston or elsewhere throughout the country in each of the past five years to date in 2010; the number of such samples sent outside this jurisdiction in the same period; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22004/10]

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