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Written Answers — Food Safety: Food Safety (20 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 265: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all beef and beef products imported into Ireland and on sale through shops, supermarkets or the catering trade are expected to be compliant with EU regulations in regard to traceability, hygiene and husbandry requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20705/09]

Written Answers — Grant Payments: Grant Payments (20 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 266: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if all payments of premia or aid due to farmers are paid up to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20706/09]

Written Answers — Agricultural Development: Agricultural Development (20 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Question 267: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his plans to ensure the future development of the agricultural industry with particular reference to meat and dairy sectors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20707/09]

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: The Government should take note of the biblical element.

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 32 (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Have a heart.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Invisible again.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Apropos of the issue raised by Deputy Gilmore regarding the invisibility of certain Ministers this morning, this also affected a Minister last night when two Government backbenchers correctly raised the issue of the Government's response to eel fishing conservation and the relevant Minister did not see fit to come to the House to reply to them. He showed utter contempt for the House.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: If the Ceann Comhairle was in that position, he would be extremely annoyed and I am sure the Government backbenchers are rightly annoyed as is the Opposition. I refer to another issue close to the hearts of many Members. When the Government gave the undertaking relating to banking and financial services last September, the understanding was that as a result of the confidence accruing...

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: This relates to promised legislation. The business sector is being strangled slowly and if this continues for the next six months, business will come to a complete halt. Small businesses are being refused overdrafts and face constant refusals to renew or review overdrafts and they are being restricted.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: The Tánaiste is smiling about this but this is a serious issue.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Four of five Bills are promised; the Tánaiste might concentrate for a moment. We have heard of horrific instances over the past few weeks of the business sector being slowly ground to a halt.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Tánaiste in the course of the legislation promised deal with the issues that have arisen, with a view to ensuring the banks, in return for the safeguards they have been given, facilitate the business sector accordingly?

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: The financial services (miscellaneous provisions) Bill, financial services regulation Bill and the national asset management Bill. I could go on and on.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: This is a serious issue and a smart alec response like that is not acceptable at all in the serious circumstances in which we now live.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Will the Tánaiste seriously address this issue? She may think this is a reason to be flippant but I do not.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Does she want to get the rest of the promised legislation before the House?

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Would the Tánaiste like me to go through all the Bills?

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: Is it intended to extract any response from the banking fraternity regarding the issue I have raised in the context of the proposed legislation?

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: The legislation is promised.

Order of Business (21 May 2009)

Bernard Durkan: I refer to the deposit guarantee scheme legislation, which is before the House.