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Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 455: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if appointed veterinary officers of her Department oversaw the mass slaughter of pigs at a farm (details supplied) in County Waterford over a six day period; if so, the reason it was considered appropriate or necessary for this procedure to be adopted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23662/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 456: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Waterford applied to her Department for permission to have animals slaughtered by appropriately trained persons at a suitable abattoir, slaughterhouse or meat plant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23663/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 457: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she received a copy of a video showing details of the mass slaughter of pigs on a farm in County Waterford; if so, the date and time she received the video; the date and time she first viewed the video; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23664/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 458: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if officials of her Department received a video showing the mass slaughter of pigs on a County Waterford farm; if so, the date and time did they first viewed the video; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23665/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 459: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the length of time veterinary officers were present at the slaughter of pigs at a farm (details supplied) in County Waterford; if they observed pigs being slaughtered without being restrained; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23666/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 460: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the instructions her Department gave to meat factories or abattoirs in relation to the slaughter of pigs belonging to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23667/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 461: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason that her Department refused to lift a restriction order on movement of pigs belonging to a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23668/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 462: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if tests were carried out on behalf of her Department on pigs from a farm (details supplied) in County Waterford; if so, the purpose of the tests; the results obtained from the tests; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23669/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the tests which were carried out on behalf of her Department on a substance reported to be carbadox on the floor of pig pens at a farm (details supplied) in County Waterford; if samples were taken from the pig pens at any stage to confirm the nature of the substance; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23672/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 467: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reasons given by a person (details supplied) in County Waterford to her Department for choosing not to pursue the option of making arrangements acceptable to her Department with a dedicated plant, for the slaughter of a large number of pigs; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23674/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason veterinary inspectors satisfied themselves that a person (details supplied) in County Waterford who had no training, no qualifications and no experience in animal slaughter, understood fully the procedure involved in the slaughter of over 4,000 pigs on their farm; the further reason the inspectors believed this person...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 470: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food further to her having viewed a video (details supplied), her views on whether the slaughter of the animals was cruel; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23677/05]

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 477: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she will confirm that a test for a banned substance was carried out on an animal (details supplied) in County Waterford; if the results of the test were made available to the owner of the animal ; if the owner received a certificate of condemnation arising from the test results; if, subsequently, animal movement was restricted; and...

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 448: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the legislation which governs the slaughter of pigs here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23655/05]

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether it is acceptable to use a captive bolt stun gun as the sole method for slaughter of pigs; if this method concurs with EU and Irish legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23656/05]

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the level of overseeing which is required by veterinary officers in the case of a mass slaughter operation of farm animals; if it is necessary for a veterinary surgeon to be present at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23661/05]

Written Answers — Residue Testing Programme: Residue Testing Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the frequency with which tests for carbadox in food or feed is carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23670/05]

Written Answers — Residue Testing Programme: Residue Testing Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of samples of pigmeat, and blood samples from pigs which have been tested on behalf of her Department for carbadox in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date; the number which tested positive for carbadox; the number taken from imported products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23671/05]

Written Answers — Residue Testing Programme: Residue Testing Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the kind of test procedure carried out by her Department when testing for carbadox in animal feed, in food samples and in blood samples from animals suspected of being tainted with the banned substance; the accuracy of the test methods used; if the test method is a standard method and is carried out to correspond in accuracy with a...

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if employees of plants under the control of her Department who are engaged to slaughter animals on a commercial scale are required to be given training in the process; if they are furnished with appropriate equipment to carry out the slaughter humanely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23676/05]