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Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 104: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied that all meat and poultry products imported here conform to EU and Irish traceability, production and processing standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12219/06]

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 230: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she is satisfied with regard to traceability, husbandry, production or processing in respect of all meat, poultry or fish imports into this country; if in all cases compliance with EU standards is assured; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12492/06]

Written Answers — Home Help Service: Home Help Service (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 164: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Health and Children if she will consider the provision of home help in the case of persons (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12485/06]

Written Answers — Energy Resources: Energy Resources (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 179: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if he has received communication from or issued instructions to the Regulator in respect of conditions, cost or other issues relating to the generation, supply or purchase of electricity from Gamma, Tynagh, County Galway; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12483/06]

Written Answers — Public Transport: Public Transport (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 210: To ask the Minister for Transport if he has received a request for permission to provide a feeder bus service to all rail stations throughout County Kildare; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that his permission is required in this regard; if he will consider such a request having particular regard to the lack of adequate car parking and the need for potential...

Written Answers — Sugar Industry: Sugar Industry (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 225: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the countries likely to become the main producers of sugar throughout the European Union; the steps she has taken to protect producers in the poorer or more remote regions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12487/06]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 227: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent of her proposals to develop the agricultural sector with particular reference to the need to maintain this country's position as a food producing economy; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12489/06]

Written Answers — Food Exports: Food Exports (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 228: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of countries to which Irish beef, pig meat and lamb are currently exported; the extent to which new markets have been established or old markets lost over the past five years; the countries with which Ireland has to compete in such markets; the degree to which Ireland is holding or losing it's competitive edge; and if she...

Written Answers — Food Exports: Food Exports (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 229: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the countries to which Irish dairy products are currently exported; the new markets gained or old markets lost over the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12491/06]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 231: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of farmers in receipt of farm retirement pension; the number of applications on hand; the length of time it currently takes to process an application; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12493/06]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 232: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the production, home consumption and export of venison in each of the past five years; the extent to which markets have expanded or contracted; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12468/06]

Written Answers — EU Directives: EU Directives (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 233: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has evaluated the extent to which agricultural production and, as a consequence, farm income will be restricted arising from the nitrates directive; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12469/06]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 234: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which the effects of the CAP review and WTO have affected the agricultural sector to date; the likely effects for the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12470/06]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take or has taken to ensure the authenticity of food labelling; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12471/06]

Written Answers — Asylum Applications: Asylum Applications (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 259: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform if his attention has been drawn to the fact that in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin, the applicant withdrew their application to the Belgium authorities when it was learned that the applicant's sister was a nurse working here and that the applicant's best interest could only be served where a...

Written Answers — School Accommodation: School Accommodation (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Education and Science further to her recent visit to Naas in the matter of the extra facilities required at a school (details supplied) in County Kildare, her plans to meet the schools requirements as set out by the school authorities; when she expects to be in a position to meet the requests in full having particular regard to the fact that such...

Written Answers — Local Authority Funding: Local Authority Funding (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 276: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the extent of funding provided by him to the various local authorities in regard to part-time or full-time fire services; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12474/06]

Written Answers — State Property: State Property (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 277: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the local authorities which have swapped lands with developers in the private sector in the past five years; the locations of the lands in question; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12476/06]

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (29 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Question 278: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the level of funding available for urban renewal in the Kilcock and Clane areas in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12477/06]

Order of Business. (30 Mar 2006)

Bernard Durkan: Hear, hear.