Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)

Question 95: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the Government will consider the establishment of a national biosecurity unit, similar to the one operating in New Zealand, to take overall responsibility for the exclusion, eradication and control of risks posed by pests or diseases to the economy, the environment or human health; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [34275/05]

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