154 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the basis for her conclusion that proposed new legislation on organic production, combined with national coexistence measures, will provide sufficient safeguards to enable organic production to reach its full potential here; the way such proposed legislation and national coexistence measures shall prevent the exit of organic farmers here from the industry due to the adventitious presence of genetically modified organisms like those reported to have been responsible for some Spanish farmers withdrawal from organic agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3746/07]

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154 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the basis for her conclusion that proposed new legislation on organic production, combined with national coexistence measures, will provide sufficient safeguards to enable organic production to reach its full potential here; the way such proposed legislation and national coexistence measures shall prevent the exit of organic farmers here from the industry due to the adventitious presence of genetically modified organisms like those reported to have been responsible for some Spanish farmers withdrawal from organic agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3746/07]

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1. 6 February 2007

   Organic Farming.

   154 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the basis for her conclusion that proposed new legislation on organic production, combined with national coexistence measures, will provide sufficient safeguards to enable organic production to reach its full potential here; the way such proposed legislation and national coexistence measures shall prevent the exit of organic farmers here from the industry due to the adventitious presence of genetically modified organisms like those reported to have been responsible for some Spanish farmers withdrawal from organic agriculture; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3746/07]

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