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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (15 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an interdepartmental group has been established between different Government Departments regarding meeting the targets set down in Food Harvest 2020; the Departments that are involved in this group; the frequency with which the group meets; the progress that has been made on this to date; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Departmental Agencies Staff Data (15 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 380. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs if she will provide an outline of the staffing resources at the Adoption Authority of Ireland; if this has increased or decreased in the past number of years; if she will provide the specific figures of staff employed in the Adoption Authority in the area of inter-country adoption; if she will confirm that current staffing levels in the...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 381. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs when inter-country adoptions will commence between Ireland and the United States of America in view of the recent conclusion of inter-country adoption operating arrangements between both countries; if she will provide details of the road map governing the inter-country adoption process that will operate between the two countries; and if...

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 382. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether it will be necessary to put in place transitional measures for Irish applicants for inter-country adoption who are already registered with a US Hague-accredited agency, before an Irish agency is approved to work with US agencies; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43578/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 383. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs her views on whether Irish applicants for inter-country adoption already registered with a US Hague-accredited agency will incur any additional costs when switching to an Irish agency once an Irish agency is established; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43581/13]

Written Answers — Department of Children and Youth Affairs: Inter-Country Adoptions (15 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 384. To ask the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs the position regarding inter-country adoption between Ireland and Vietnam since the signing of the administrative agreement on inter-country adoption between Ireland and Vietnam in 2012; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [43582/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Tourism Promotion (15 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 451. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if Fáilte Ireland will outline the funding that has been made available to festivals throughout the country under their regional festivals scheme fund from 2011 to date in 2013; if he will detail the amount that has been allocated for 2014; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43167/13]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Road Projects Status (15 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 452. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if the National Roads Authority will provide an update on the progress that has been made to date on the N11 upgrade project between Arklow and Rathnew in County Wicklow; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [43173/13]

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: Job Creation (10 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 38. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation his views on whether the programmes and initiatives run by both the Industrial Development Agency and Enterprise Ireland are now overlapping in a significant manner, thus diminishing their capabilities to conduct their work both here and abroad; if discussions have taken place regarding the pooling of resources to enhance job...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Passport Service Issues (10 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 48. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his views on the main features on the new passports that were introduced on 3 October 2013; if they contain any new security features; if he has notified other EU member states and the rest of international immigration authorities of the changes to the new Irish passports; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation: International Bodies Membership (10 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 92. To ask the Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation if he has given consideration to joining the international research body, the European Particle Physics Centre at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland, in view of the fact that membership would bring financial benefits for Ireland, aiding science education and promotion; the amount membership...

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources: Departmental Funding (10 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: 128. To ask the Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources the annual subvention his Department provides to An Post; the amount on a yearly basis from 2007 to date in 2013; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42784/13]

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: We are a little less confused.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: A level playing field and flexibility do not actually match up with regard to costs or anything else. It will be difficult. Mr. Loftus said that other member states had concerns with regard to the cost and cost recovery in particular. It will be a while, and every day of the five years may well be needed before this is brought to a conclusion. I thank the officials for appearing before...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I had a question about the register.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Mr. Lynch mentioned a general tightening of standards on animals, and we all know why. Do equivalent standards apply to plants? Perhaps the focus has moved a little. We had high-profile cases with regard to South American beef and now a minimum standard is needed for a period of time. Polo ponies are major live imports and standards of application apply with regard to slaughter as do...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: Regulations have significantly tightened.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: There is a concern about health issues in the general public arising from some products, and not only animal products but also plant and fruit products.

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: In Germany and the Netherlands there is a mandatory programme to reduce antibiotics in animal food production, particularly in dairying and beef production. Will this have implications for these regulations at EU level? In the past in south Leinster and Munster we had several claims that the health of a herd on a farm was affected by a nearby industry but nothing was ever proved. What can...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposals (8 Oct 2013)

Andrew Doyle: I thank Ms Sheridan. It is obvious that this is a complex area, which is why we asked for clarification. If the delegates have clarified anything, it is that this process is only in the early stages, that opinion on it is diverse and that it will be some time before it is actually agreed by way of co-decision. Ms Sheridan used the phrase "co-decision" which definitely means it will take a...