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Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 449: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on whether it is acceptable to use a captive bolt stun gun as the sole method for slaughter of pigs; if this method concurs with EU and Irish legislation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23656/05]

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 454: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the level of overseeing which is required by veterinary officers in the case of a mass slaughter operation of farm animals; if it is necessary for a veterinary surgeon to be present at all times; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23661/05]

Written Answers — Residue Testing Programme: Residue Testing Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 463: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the frequency with which tests for carbadox in food or feed is carried out; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23670/05]

Written Answers — Residue Testing Programme: Residue Testing Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 464: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of samples of pigmeat, and blood samples from pigs which have been tested on behalf of her Department for carbadox in the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and to date; the number which tested positive for carbadox; the number taken from imported products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23671/05]

Written Answers — Residue Testing Programme: Residue Testing Programme (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 466: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the kind of test procedure carried out by her Department when testing for carbadox in animal feed, in food samples and in blood samples from animals suspected of being tainted with the banned substance; the accuracy of the test methods used; if the test method is a standard method and is carried out to correspond in accuracy with a...

Written Answers — Animal Slaughter: Animal Slaughter (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 469: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if employees of plants under the control of her Department who are engaged to slaughter animals on a commercial scale are required to be given training in the process; if they are furnished with appropriate equipment to carry out the slaughter humanely; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [23676/05]

Written Answers — Student Support Schemes: Student Support Schemes (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 607: To ask the Minister for Education and Science, further to Parliamentary Questions Nos. 149 of 14 April 2005 and 397 of 26 April 2005, the position on this matter. [23932/05]

Written Answers — Defence Forces Dependants: Defence Forces Dependants (30 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 645: To ask the Minister for Defence if the Defence Forces Pensions Acts or regulations include provisions granting entitlement to disabled or handicapped children of deceased military pensioners; if so, the number of such disabled or handicapped individuals in receipt of such entitlements; the steps he will take to advice such individuals or their personal representatives of their...

Written Answers — Decentralisation Programme: Decentralisation Programme (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 48: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the position in regard to the decentralisation of his Department to Knock; the number of applications that have been received to date for the decentralisation of his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22592/05]

Written Answers — Citizenship Applications: Citizenship Applications (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: Question 367: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform further to Parliamentary Question No. 174 of 23 June 2005, if he will confirm receipt of correspondence to him from this Deputy dated 21 April 2005 and subsequent correspondence from the person concerned; and if he will give the up to date position on the matter. [23282/05]

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I support this amendment based on what Deputy Naughten has just stated. It is a rather unusual situation if the vet may pass along the facility to write or deliver a prescription when somebody else, for example, in a co-operative cannot do it. This has been the tradition up to now. If it were to be made fair, including this amendment in the legislation would take care of matters. There has...

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I agree with Deputy Naughten's interpretation. What the amendment does by including this phrase is to state clearly that the vet must be the person to issue prescription-only medicines in this particular context. The other issue is one that must be debated separately, but to include the amendment does not mean that only vets may issue those prescriptions. That is not what is intended....

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I move amendment No. 19: In page 64, line 14, to delete "triable". We would like the word, "triable", removed and substituted by "which, in the opinion of the Council, would have been appropriate for trial". We discussed this on Committee Stage and the section as it stands is very broad. There is a contradiction between the side note, "where persons convicted on indictment of an offence", and...

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I disagree with the Minister of State's assertion. Far be it for me to enter into a dispute with the Attorney General, but it strikes me that the words "appropriate for trial", which would be inserted by the amendment, take account of the example.

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I move amendment No. 20: In page 64, line 16, to delete "triable" and substitute the following: "which, in the opinion of the Council, would have been appropriate for trial".

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I move amendment No. 21: In page 64, line 17, after "may" to insert "having regard to section 47(2)(d)".

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I support the amendment. The provision, as defined, creates an anomaly in that a qualified veterinary nurse who carries out a minor medical procedure or surgery in a personal capacity could be at risk of placing himself or herself outside the law.

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I move amendment No. 28: In page 89, between lines 6 and 7, to insert the following: "(3) Where an authorised officer takes possession of or removes from the premises for examination and analysis, any animal pursuant to subsection (2)(h) which is not the property of the registered person concerned, then— (a) the authorised officer shall take reasonable steps to notify the owner of the...

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: This amendment would protect the rights of the owner. The Minister of State made assumptions in his response, which is not always best practice legally. Significant issues arose in the recent past related to the seizure of animals and the right of people to enter premises. That is why the rights of owners should be particularly well protected in the legislation. I accept that if banned drugs...

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage (Resumed) and Final Stage. (29 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: I thank the Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, Deputy Browne, for taking amendments yesterday and today. He has been co-operative in moving the Bill through the House. The Minister for Agriculture and Food, Deputy Coughlan, took on board a large number of amendments after the Bill was passed by the Seanad, and that is appreciated by all Members of this House. I...