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Question· writtenPQ 94asked

216 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on its report into breaches of food labelling laws of 90 food businesses completed in 2004; the action her Department has taken following the reporting of breaches in the legislation under it’s control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32743/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

216 Mr. Allen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on its report into breaches of food labelling laws of 90 food businesses completed in 2004; the action her Department has taken following the reporting of breaches in the legislation under it’s control; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32743/06]

Question· writtenPQ 93asked

182 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on the enforcement on the food labelling laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32772/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

182 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on the enforcement on the food labelling laws; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32772/06]

Question· writtenPQ 92asked

174 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on the enforcement on the food labelling laws in view of their report to her Department of breaches in the law under her jurisdiction following an investigation of 90 food businesses completed in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32742/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

174 Mr. Deasy asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland on the enforcement on the food labelling laws in view of their report to her Department of breaches in the law under her jurisdiction following an investigation of 90 food businesses completed in 2004; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32742/06]

Question· writtenPQ 91asked

165 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Department of Health and Children on the enforcement of country of origin labelling within the catering trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32773/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

165 Mr. McGinley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the discussions she has had with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland and the Department of Health and Children on the enforcement of country of origin labelling within the catering trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32773/06]

Question· writtenPQ 90asked

164 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made by the Brazilian authorities in producing and implementing an action plan or action plans to address the deficiencies in Brazil’s animal health and public health control systems, traceability and certification procedures which the EU’s Food and Veterinary Office found during its visits to Brazil in the second half of 2005; if Brazil provided, by the 11 July 2006 deadline, an action plan for addressing identified deficiencies in its residue’s monitoring system, as well as the 2006 residue monitoring plan, and the 2005 report on the implementation of its previous residue monitoring plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32876/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

164 Ms B. Moynihan-Cronin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made by the Brazilian authorities in producing and implementing an action plan or action plans to address the deficiencies in Brazil’s animal health and public health control systems, traceability and certification procedures which the EU’s Food and Veterinary Office found during its visits to Brazil in the second half of 2005; if Brazil provided, by the 11 July 2006 deadline, an action plan for addressing identified deficiencies in its residue’s monitoring system, as well as the 2006 residue monitoring plan, and the 2005 report on the implementation of its previous residue monitoring plan; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32876/06]

Question· writtenPQ 89asked

162 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has considered the future economic advantage to the economy here if Ireland was a genetically modified organism production free area in the context of a world where few such nation states could so be described; if she will commission an evaluation study to determine the answer to this question as a follow-up to its Economic Evaluation of a GM Free Country an Irish Case Study carried out by Teagasc, which did not consider a scenario in which 100% of crop and livestock producers did not adopt GMO technology and did not consider a scenario in which a market price premium and demand increase might reasonably be inferred in the absence of many other GMO free production zones worldwide for GMO production free countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32871/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

162 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has considered the future economic advantage to the economy here if Ireland was a genetically modified organism production free area in the context of a world where few such nation states could so be described; if she will commission an evaluation study to determine the answer to this question as a follow-up to its Economic Evaluation of a GM Free Country an Irish Case Study carried out by Teagasc, which did not consider a scenario in which 100% of crop and livestock producers did not adopt GMO technology and did not consider a scenario in which a market price premium and demand increase might reasonably be inferred in the absence of many other GMO free production zones worldwide for GMO production free countries; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32871/06]

Question· writtenPQ 88asked

161 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made on plans to ratify the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals since the inter-departmental co-ordination meeting on 5 May 2006 of the Council of Europe, which apparently discussed the matter of ratification of Council of Europe conventions and the responsibility of Departments in that regard; her views on signing and ratifying that convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32864/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

161 Mr. Sherlock asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made on plans to ratify the European Convention for the Protection of Pet Animals since the inter-departmental co-ordination meeting on 5 May 2006 of the Council of Europe, which apparently discussed the matter of ratification of Council of Europe conventions and the responsibility of Departments in that regard; her views on signing and ratifying that convention; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32864/06]

Question· writtenPQ 87asked

160 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animal welfare officers here; the steps she is taking to ensure good animal welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32749/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

160 Ms O. Mitchell asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animal welfare officers here; the steps she is taking to ensure good animal welfare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32749/06]

Question· writtenPQ 86asked

159 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Government’s response to the three questions submitted by the European Commission to the UK authorities on 12 July 2006 on practices in the dairy sector in the UK and which were then submitted to other EU member states for response; her view of the divergence of opinion (details supplied) between the European Commission and the UK authorities subsequent to the exposure of the findings of a UK Food Standards Agency inspection mission carried out on 9 June 2006 in a UK dairy establishment, which is suspected of placing on the Community market large volume of cheese and cheese curd made from raw material unfit for human consumption; her further views on whether there are implications arising from this exposure for Irish consumers and for industrial concerns here; if her attention has been drawn to establishments here which might be processing distressed milk into cheese curd or cheese cleaning; if her further attention has been drawn to Irish companies participating in the trade of waste, contaminated cheese, reclaim milk from milk collectors and milk-processing establishments industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32896/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

159 Mr. Gilmore asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the Government’s response to the three questions submitted by the European Commission to the UK authorities on 12 July 2006 on practices in the dairy sector in the UK and which were then submitted to other EU member states for response; her view of the divergence of opinion (details supplied) between the European Commission and the UK authorities subsequent to the exposure of the findings of a UK Food Standards Agency inspection mission carried out on 9 June 2006 in a UK dairy establishment, which is suspected of placing on the Community market large volume of cheese and cheese curd made from raw material unfit for human consumption; her further views on whether there are implications arising from this exposure for Irish consumers and for industrial concerns here; if her attention has been drawn to establishments here which might be processing distressed milk into cheese curd or cheese cleaning; if her further attention has been drawn to Irish companies participating in the trade of waste, contaminated cheese, reclaim milk from milk collectors and milk-processing establishments industry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32896/06]

Question· writtenPQ 84asked

157 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made to date in the implementation of the sheep industry development strategy recommendations; if a dedicated executive resource has been appointed; if so, what it consists of; if not, when it will be appointed and what it shall consist of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32867/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

157 Mr. Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made to date in the implementation of the sheep industry development strategy recommendations; if a dedicated executive resource has been appointed; if so, what it consists of; if not, when it will be appointed and what it shall consist of; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32867/06]

Question· writtenPQ 83asked

156 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 27 June 2006 regarding equine infectious anaemia; if she will furnish a response to the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32934/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

156 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to Parliamentary Question No. 377 of 27 June 2006 regarding equine infectious anaemia; if she will furnish a response to the issues raised; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32934/06]

Question· writtenPQ 82asked

155 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the forestry planting rates for the past 15 years; if these are meeting existing targets; the reason for the fall-off in planting in recent years; her plans to ensure that the Government’s existing target is met and exceeded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32924/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

155 Mr. Gormley asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the forestry planting rates for the past 15 years; if these are meeting existing targets; the reason for the fall-off in planting in recent years; her plans to ensure that the Government’s existing target is met and exceeded; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32924/06]

Question· writtenPQ 81asked

154 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on providing the United States of America’s Food Safety and Inspection Service with Ireland’s 2006 national residue monitoring plan; if she has received a request for same directly from the US Government; if so, the Government’s response to that request; if she has received the equivalent residue monitoring plan from the US Government; if so, if she will provide this Deputy with a copy; if not, if she will request it from the relevant US authorities or cause it to be requested from them in order to provide this Deputy with a copy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32897/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

154 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on providing the United States of America’s Food Safety and Inspection Service with Ireland’s 2006 national residue monitoring plan; if she has received a request for same directly from the US Government; if so, the Government’s response to that request; if she has received the equivalent residue monitoring plan from the US Government; if so, if she will provide this Deputy with a copy; if not, if she will request it from the relevant US authorities or cause it to be requested from them in order to provide this Deputy with a copy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32897/06]

Question· writtenPQ 80asked

153 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she reached a conclusion in her consideration of the observations received in conjunction with the recommendations made in the inter-Departmental or inter-agency working group report on genetically modified organisms coexistence arrangements; if so, the conclusions she has reached; if not, when she will reach such a conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32874/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

153 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she reached a conclusion in her consideration of the observations received in conjunction with the recommendations made in the inter-Departmental or inter-agency working group report on genetically modified organisms coexistence arrangements; if so, the conclusions she has reached; if not, when she will reach such a conclusion; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32874/06]

Question· writtenPQ 75asked

152 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has undertaken an economic analysis of the viability of each energy crop in the context of expected market conditions and climactic conditions here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32923/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

152 Mr. Gogarty asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has undertaken an economic analysis of the viability of each energy crop in the context of expected market conditions and climactic conditions here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32923/06]

Question· writtenPQ 73asked

149 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animals removed from farms here as tuberculosis reactors for each year 2000 to 2005; the process of the removal of the animal and the manner in which it is transported to the factory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32902/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

149 Mr. Callely asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of animals removed from farms here as tuberculosis reactors for each year 2000 to 2005; the process of the removal of the animal and the manner in which it is transported to the factory; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32902/06]

Question· writtenPQ 72asked

148 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the EU proposal to introduce restrictions on the intra-Community trade, export and import of eggs from salmonella infected flocks of laying hens; the Government’s response to the proposal to apply such restrictions to national trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32898/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

148 Ms McManus asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the EU proposal to introduce restrictions on the intra-Community trade, export and import of eggs from salmonella infected flocks of laying hens; the Government’s response to the proposal to apply such restrictions to national trade; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32898/06]

Question· writtenPQ 69asked

146 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the implications for the agri-food industry here of the breakdown of the Doha round of World Trade Organisation talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32875/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

146 Ms Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the implications for the agri-food industry here of the breakdown of the Doha round of World Trade Organisation talks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32875/06]

Question· writtenPQ 67asked

144 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has contributed to the review of the climate change strategy; the form and content of her input; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32917/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

144 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her Department has contributed to the review of the climate change strategy; the form and content of her input; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32917/06]

Question· writtenPQ 66asked

143 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the European Convention on the Social Protection of Farmers has not been signed and ratified by Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32866/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

143 Ms Burton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason the European Convention on the Social Protection of Farmers has not been signed and ratified by Ireland; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32866/06]

Question· writtenPQ 64asked

142 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made on halting the inappropriate importation of parrots and canaries into the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32870/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

142 Mr. Howlin asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made on halting the inappropriate importation of parrots and canaries into the State; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32870/06]

Question· writtenPQ 63asked

141 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her view of Ireland’s relative performance in the European Commission’s country profiles, the documents which summarise the structure and overall inspection system in EU member states’ food and veterinary safety regimes and which summarise the follow-up on the progress following recommendations in the commission’s inspection reports; if she will provide this Deputy with copy of the up to date country profiles for the EU member states; and if she will make a statement on the improvements to Ireland’s food and veterinary safety regime that will be made over the coming twelve months. [32894/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

141 Mr. Broughan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her view of Ireland’s relative performance in the European Commission’s country profiles, the documents which summarise the structure and overall inspection system in EU member states’ food and veterinary safety regimes and which summarise the follow-up on the progress following recommendations in the commission’s inspection reports; if she will provide this Deputy with copy of the up to date country profiles for the EU member states; and if she will make a statement on the improvements to Ireland’s food and veterinary safety regime that will be made over the coming twelve months. [32894/06]

Question· writtenPQ 61asked

139 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when exempt list for prescription only veterinary medicines will be in place; the person who is advising her on which medicines should be so exempted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32889/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

139 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when exempt list for prescription only veterinary medicines will be in place; the person who is advising her on which medicines should be so exempted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32889/06]

Question· writtenPQ 60asked

138 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when Ireland’s national residue monitoring plans in food of animal origin for 2006 under Council Directive 96/23/EC will be approved by the European Union; and if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of same. [32895/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

138 Dr. Upton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food when Ireland’s national residue monitoring plans in food of animal origin for 2006 under Council Directive 96/23/EC will be approved by the European Union; and if she will provide this Deputy with a copy of same. [32895/06]

Question· writtenPQ 59asked

201 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made over the past four months on the achievement of the goal of an all-Ireland freedom of movement for farm animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32872/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

201 Mr. M. Higgins asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made over the past four months on the achievement of the goal of an all-Ireland freedom of movement for farm animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32872/06]

Question· writtenPQ 54asked

134 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on staffing needs in her Department in the coming years; the progress made on the implementation of the decentralisation plan in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32927/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

134 Mr. Eamon Ryan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will report on staffing needs in her Department in the coming years; the progress made on the implementation of the decentralisation plan in her Department; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32927/06]

Question· writtenPQ 52asked

132 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made in bringing about an EU level review of the issue of substantial transformation of meat, and poultry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32881/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

132 Mr. Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made in bringing about an EU level review of the issue of substantial transformation of meat, and poultry; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32881/06]

Question· writtenPQ 51asked

175 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the apparent EU proposal to reduce compensation to farmers who have been affected by animal diseases such as BSE, tuberculosis and brucellosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32879/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

175 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the apparent EU proposal to reduce compensation to farmers who have been affected by animal diseases such as BSE, tuberculosis and brucellosis; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32879/06]

Question· writtenPQ 50asked

131 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the plans by the EU to reduce compensation made available to farmers for disease outbreaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32759/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

131 Ms Enright asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the plans by the EU to reduce compensation made available to farmers for disease outbreaks; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32759/06]

Question· writtenPQ 46asked

128 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food's report on the ERS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32766/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

128 Mr. Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her plans to implement the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Agriculture and Food's report on the ERS; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32766/06]

Question· writtenPQ 45asked

127 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the opinions expressed by other member states and the Government’s opinion as expressed at the 6 October 2006 meeting of the European Commission’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Toxicological Safety of the Food Chain section on the issue of the Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of stimulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; her views on the question of amending said list; the research here into these matters; and if she will a statement on the matter of regulating plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. [32891/06]

Ireland · Dáil Éireann · 17 October 2006

127 Ms O’Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the opinions expressed by other member states and the Government’s opinion as expressed at the 6 October 2006 meeting of the European Commission’s Standing Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health, Toxicological Safety of the Food Chain section on the issue of the Draft Commission Directive amending Directive 2002/72/EC relating to plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food and Directive 85/572/EEC laying down the list of stimulants to be used for testing migration of constituents of plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food; her views on the question of amending said list; the research here into these matters; and if she will a statement on the matter of regulating plastic materials and articles intended to come into contact with food. [32891/06]

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