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Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to encourage the proliferation of anaerobic digesters to cater for farm waste, improve efficiency, become more eco-friendly and contribute to the energy grid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9343/07]

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the methodology for the disposal of bonemeal or similar products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9344/07]

Written Answers — Agricultural Exports: Agricultural Exports (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the producing countries now presenting the strongest competition for Irish agricultural exports on European or world markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9345/07]

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the future for agriculture and the food producing sector in general in the context of the World Trade Organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9347/07]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which CO2 emissions are expected to become part of the negotiations in respect of the food industry in the context of the global economy and the World Trade Organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9348/07]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent importation or food or food products from Asia, Australia or the Americas is deemed to be eco-friendly having particular regard to CO2 emissions in transportation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9349/07]

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which Irish dairy exports are expected to continue or expand in the future in view of the reduction in the national herd; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9350/07]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if all meat and meat products imported are labelled and compliant with the disease, hygiene and traceability standards applicable here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9351/07]

Written Answers — Purchase for Destruction Scheme: Purchase for Destruction Scheme (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the methodology used to dispose of bonemeal or other products which arose as a result of the beef destruct scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9352/07]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the acreage and variety of biofuel crops growing or proposed in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9353/07]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her vision for the growth of the food production sector in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9354/07]

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which she proposes to improve, increase or enhance incentives to cater for farm yard waste thereby reducing the threat of pollution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9355/07]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applicants who have opted for the farm retirement scheme in each of the past 10 years to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9356/07]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which beef, lamb, dairy or cereal production has increased or otherwise in each of the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9357/07]

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which deer farming has expanded or contracted in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9358/07]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the markets that she has identified for expansion in respect of Irish food exports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9359/07]

Written Answers — Adult Education: Adult Education (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 279: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if provision can or will be made for funding for AONTAS (details supplied) for improved funding, structures and supports for adult learning service; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9317/07]

Written Answers — Local Authority Housing: Local Authority Housing (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 291: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the reason the contracts in respect of maintenance of central heating at a premises (details supplied) in County Kildare is not satisfactory, in view of the fact that general provision is made for this and other houses in the vicinity funded by his Department through Kildare County Council; if he has in mind...

Written Answers — Social and Affordable Housing: Social and Affordable Housing (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 292: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in respect of his recent announcement in regard to the purchase of 500 houses in the greater Dublin area and in reply to Parliamentary Question Nos. 169, 574 and 575 of 27 February 2007, the 500 houses in question are extra to or part of the provisions of Part 5 of the Planning and Development Act 2000...

Leaders' Questions (20 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Every day is a bad day.