Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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I thank the Minister for appearing before the committee. I have two questions that will pick up where Deputy Carthy finished. One is on peat. I take a different slant to Deputy Carthy as regards what I heard on Radio 1 over the weekend. My understanding is that this is now a Government decision, in that the Minister of State, Deputy Noonan, will bring the report to the Government and it will then be for the Cabinet to decide what to do, be that to introduce emergency legislation or whatever. When does the Minister envisage the report being before the Government and has he seen it?

It has been reported today that there might be a scarcity of turkeys for Christmas. I am not asking a joke question in any way. Does he believe that this will be an issue because of the avian flu? How long ago was he made aware of the case in Monaghan and is he aware of any other location where there is a similar situation?