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Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 277: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when maternity benefit will be granted to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare who applied for same 10 weeks ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12863/08]

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 284: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs when one parent family allowance will be awarded to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12993/08]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 310: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which she has had discussions with her EU colleagues in the context of the World Trade Organisation with a view to formulating an EU consensus in line with EU principals of self-sufficiency; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13270/08]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 311: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has examined the implications for EU and Irish food producers in the event of a continuation of the position adopted by Mr. Mandelson during the CAP reform in the course of the World Trade Organisation talks; her proposal to address this situation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13271/08]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 312: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the steps she has taken or proposes to take to ensure that Irish beef, lamb and pigmeat exports can compete on European or world markets currently and in the future in the aftermath of the World Trade Organisation talks; the steps required to adequately meet such competition; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 316: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which she has engaged in discussions with the independent food producing interests other than those influenced by multinational corporations within the EU and throughout the world with particular reference to the World Trade Organisation discussions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13276/08]

Written Answers — Common Agricultural Policy: Common Agricultural Policy (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 320: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has studied the Mandelson document produced by the Irish Farmers Association in connection with the World Trade Organisation discussions; the extent to which she has sought support from her EU colleagues to ensure that this country and other food producers within the EU are not sacrificed on world markets thus...

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 313: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total area dedicated to growing bio-energy crops; the growth in this regard in the past five years; the projections for the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13273/08]

Written Answers — Fisheries Protection: Fisheries Protection (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 314: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if in the context of fishery policy reform each country within the EU has been sufficiently penalised commensurate with the degree to which they have eroded the various fish stock species; if her attention has been drawn to the view that some of the perpetrators have not been penalised; and if she will make a statement on...

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 315: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which she and her Department monitor the labelling of food and food products imported into this country with a view to ensuring that the labelling is authentic; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13275/08]

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 317: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has taken steps to ensure that all food and food products imported into this country have been subjected to the same production and traceability requirements as those applicable within this country and throughout the EU; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13277/08]

Written Answers — Fishing Industry Development: Fishing Industry Development (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 318: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the extent to which families involved in the fishing industry here have declined in the past five years; the expected projections in this regard in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13278/08]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 319: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if a person (details supplied) in County Kildare qualifies for any REP scheme or any other grant; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [13279/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 341: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the reason a project (details supplied) in County Kildare has not advanced further in the context of the multi-annual school building and modernisation programme in view of the urgent need for implementation of same; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12989/08]

Written Answers — Schools Building Projects: Schools Building Projects (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 342: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the position in relation to an application for major capital funding by the management authority of a school (details supplied) in County Kildare; if she expects to be in a position to respond favourably to this request in the near future; the expected timeframe for the implementation of funding for this school; and if she will make...

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 406: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the progress in determining the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12991/08]

Written Answers — Residency Permits: Residency Permits (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 407: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the position of the residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12992/08]

Written Answers — Refugee Status: Refugee Status (8 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Question 414: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to his reply to Parliamentary Question No. 181 of 27 February 2008, when a recommendation is expected to be received by his Department from the Refugee Applications Commission; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13287/08]

Leaders' Questions (9 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: Deputy Johnny Brady should go easy. We are watching him.

Order of Business (9 Apr 2008)

Bernard Durkan: On a similar subject, it transpires, having watched "Nightly News with Vincent Browne" last night that in some quarters it is believed that crime levels have dropped in this country.