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Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (30 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 472: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the councils, county or otherwise, that have notified her Department of their passing of motions relating to their opposition to the growth of genetically modified crops within their jurisdictions. [20886/06]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (30 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 473: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason she voted in the European Council on 22 May 2006, against including large scale catering establishments within the scope of EU legislation on the labelling of genetically modified products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20887/06]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (30 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 474: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason she voted in the European Council on 22 May 2006, against making it a requirement for organic products obtained within the EU to carry the indication EU-Organic on labels; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [20888/06]

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (30 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 623: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government the councils, county or otherwise, which have notified his Department of the passing of motions regarding their opposition to the growth of Genetically Modified Organisms within their jurisdictions. [20942/06]

Written Answers — Urban Renewal Schemes: Urban Renewal Schemes (30 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 631: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he will investigate the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 8, who, having received a first stage certificate from Dublin City Council for the living over the shop scheme, and having paid to renovate their property, is being refused a certificate of reasonable cost; the procedures they might...

Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (25 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 51: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the steps her Department is taking to educate children regarding cruelty to animals; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18885/06]

Written Answers — Foreign Conflicts: Foreign Conflicts (24 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 67: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs if he will make a statement on the Government's view of recent developments in relation to Kashmir. [19701/06]

Written Answers — Overseas Development Aid: Overseas Development Aid (24 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 77: To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the proposals which have been put forward by the Government to the European Union for the replacement of the cattle stocks of the African drylands, home to 268 million people, 40% of the continent's population. [19702/06]

Drug Abuse: Motion (Resumed). (24 May 2006)

Mary Upton: The thrust of what I will say will relate to the protection of innocent communities which are the victims of the scourge of drugs. Deputy O'Shea spoke at length about crack cocaine. When I was doing some research on this subject on the Internet today, I found information about 23 different illegal drugs. Crystal meth, which is the most recent drug to hit the streets, is more addictive than...

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 88: To ask the Minister for Finance his views on the suggestion that the higher rate of tax should be reduced from 42% to 40%; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19296/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 141: To ask the Minister for Finance the expected distribution of income earners for income tax payments for 2005 broken down in number and percentage terms into the categories of exempt, marginal relief, standard rate and higher rate; the comparative figures for each year from 1998 to date in 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19295/06]

Written Answers — Tax Code: Tax Code (23 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 269: To ask the Minister for Finance his views that the employee tax credit be incorporated into the personal tax credit system for all taxpayers in view of the response to Parliamentary Question No. 326 of 28 March 2006; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19473/06]

Written Answers — School Closures: School Closures (23 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if her attention has been drawn to the proposed closure of a pre-school facility (details supplied) in Dublin 12; if her attention has further been drawn to the effect this closure will have on parents and children who will lose places in the pre-school; if she will intervene to ensure that this facility is retained for the coming...

Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (23 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 516: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on the idea of enabling the European Food Safety Authority to consider the long-term health and environmental implications of the release of genetically modified organisms into the environment as part of every licensing application for GMOs; his further views on the fact that none of the GMOs...

Written Answers — Animal Feedstuffs: Animal Feedstuffs (18 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 50: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the basis, scientific or otherwise, for the advice she apparently received late in 2005 that it is acceptable to include meat and bonemeal in dog rations; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18886/06]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (18 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 95: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress which has been made on the introduction of full labelling of all meat products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18868/06]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (18 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 162: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the progress made regarding substantial transformation of food products; if the Commission has published a consultation paper on the matter; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [18939/06]

Food Safety. (18 May 2006)

Mary Upton: I have been looking at some information given recently to my colleague, Deputy O'Shea, and I notice that quite a substantial amount of meat and milk products has been detected, but there is no specific targeting. My understanding is that it is only where searches are carried out by Customs and Excise for excisable goods that any food or food products have been detected. If that is so, I would...

Food Safety. (18 May 2006)

Mary Upton: This is quite a serious issue. Looking at the figures, there are almost 1,000 kg of identified meat products alone carried. There seems to be nothing proactive in targeting any of that, and finding it is coincidental when people are stopped for other reasons. There seems to be no process in place for identifying food products being brought in. It happens only coincidentally through the...

Departmental Investigations. (18 May 2006)

Mary Upton: Question 2: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on appointing an independent expert, agreed upon by her Department and a person (details supplied), to investigate the possible cause of high mortality of cattle and the low productivity of other animals on a person's farm; if she will ensure that all reports, test results and analyses carried out by or on behalf of her...