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Written Answers — Animal Feedstuffs: Animal Feedstuffs (16 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the situation pertaining to the suspended animal feed producing operation in County Carlow regarding allegations that plastic and other bread coverings were, as a matter of course, or occasionally, fed into the heating/drying process at that plant; if so, the advices he has received regarding the dangers involved for...

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (16 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 465: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will confirm that it is the intention to include all producers and processors, including those involved in the preparation of affected value-added products, in a comprehensive compensation scheme arising from the decision to have all pork and bacon products withdrawn from the supply chain and to suspend all...

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (16 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 468: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when he expects the evaluation process to conclude (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46305/08]

Written Answers — Pigmeat Sector: Pigmeat Sector (16 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps he will take to secure the most favourable arrangements and terms possible for the producers and processors of pigmeat with the Irish banking and financial services sector to help relieve the difficulties being experienced with cash-flows having dried up, creditors pressing for payment and thousands of workers...

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 9: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his attendance at the European Council meeting on 7 November 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40652/08]

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Question 19: To ask the Taoiseach if he will report on his participation at the latest European Council meeting. [46289/08]

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach confirm that, at the European Council meeting last week, he secured no changes and no commitments to make any changes to the actual text of the Lisbon treaty? Given that no changes have been secured and no commitments to make any changes to the actual text have been made, why has the Taoiseach agreed to put the same treaty to the electorate, which has already rejected it?...

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: The Taoiseach referred to people not being minded to make changes. If Sinn Féin had accepted that position over the years, the dramatic and important developments——

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——in the North of this island would never have occurred. The significant achievements made in the past 12 months were brought about because people were prepared to continue to play their part and to imaginatively explore the options. Does the Taoiseach accept that he has not so explored the mandate the electorate gave him in the referendum on the Lisbon treaty to the effect that he...

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach accept he does not possess a clear formula to allow him to answer my question regarding the status of these oft referred to legally binding declarations? Does he also accept that, critically and clearly, no changes to the Lisbon treaty as presented to the Irish electorate, either by amendments to the text or by protocols, have been secured, and that is the critical fault line?

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Will the Taoiseach explain how they are legally binding?

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It does not say in the Nice treaty that we cannot.

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It is to be reduced to 27.

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Let us stick to the facts.

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Is there sufficient generosity in the Taoiseach to acknowledge——

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: ——that only the majority of Irish people voted "No" he would not have sought that and was prepared to have us accept far less than is even provided for in the Nice treaty?

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Does the Taoiseach have the generosity to acknowledge that?

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It does not have to be worse under the Lisbon treaty.

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: Not at all.

Official Engagements. (17 Dec 2008)

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin: It could be done by way of unanimity.