Results 361-380 of 3,053 for speaker:Mary Upton

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]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 149 of 14 April 2005 and 397 of 26 April 2005, the position on this matter. [23932/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Dependants: Defence Forces Dependants (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces Pensions Acts or regulations include provisions granting entitlement to disabled or handicapped children of deceased military pensioners; if so, the number of such disabled or handicapped individuals in receipt of such entitlements; the steps he will take to advice such individuals or their personal representatives of their...

Tributes to Head Usher of the Houses of the Oireachtas. (1 Jul 2005)

Mary Upton: On behalf of the Labour Party, I thank the Ceann Comhairle for his co-operation with all of us throughout the year. Even if we have differences of opinion at times, we know in the end we get a fair crack of the whip. I thank the Clerk of the Dáil, the Superintendent, the Captain of the Guard and all the staff. I particularly thank the staff, as the Ceann Comhairle said, we do not see. Things...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Code: Social Welfare Code (28 Sep 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 723: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs if he will review the terms of the bereavement grant to enable persons on low incomes cope with the high cost of funerals of their loved ones; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24514/05]

Written Answers — Visa Applications: Visa Applications (29 Sep 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 121: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if he will review his Department's refusal of a visa application for a person (details supplied) in Dublin 12; and if he will give consideration to this person. [26025/05]

Animal Diseases. (4 Oct 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 115: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she intends to take to protect against the spread of avian flu here, having regard not just to the threat to the avian population but also the dangers to humans; if any assessment has been done of the dangers of the flu spreading from migratory birds; if she will improve the monitoring of foodstuffs coming here, especially...

Animal Diseases. (4 Oct 2005)

Mary Upton: The recent warning from the World Health Organisation contained a staggering statistic of the probability of between 5 million and 150 million projected deaths from a 'flu pandemic and this warning should be heeded by all. I appreciate the important role to be played by the Minister's Department and the perhaps more significant role to be played by the Department of Health and Children....

Animal Diseases. (4 Oct 2005)

Mary Upton: What specific advice on this matter has been given to the poultry industry? If there was an outbreak of avian flu, it would have economic consequences for that industry and a subsequent impact on human health.