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Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 115. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which labelling of beef, lamb, pigmeat, poultry and fish products imported directly, or through other European Union or Third World countries, continues to comply with the most rigid labelling regimes applicable here and throughout the Europan Union; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19140/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 107. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which further overseas markets continue to be identified for Irish meat, dairy and fish products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19132/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 108. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that ongoing trade negotiations between the European Union and the United States of America do not militate against the agrifood sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19133/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 113. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he remains satisfied that Irish food exports will not be detrimentally affected by the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19138/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agrifood Sector (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 110. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the most modern laboratory facilities remain available to the agrifood business at Backweston, Celbridge, County Kildare, or elsewhere; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19135/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 111. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which his Department continues to monitor the future prospects for the beef, sheep, lamb, poultry, and fish sectors, in the context of global market trends; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19136/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Industry Development (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 120. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the margins available to producers in the pig, beef, lamb, poultry, diary, and fish sectors, with a view to ensuring a stable industry, and maximising opportunities for producers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19145/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Dairy Sector (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 112. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he expects the dairy sector to be in a position to avail of benefits arising from the removal of milk quotas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19137/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 114. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he remains satisfied that the benefits of Common Agricultural Policy reform are distributed evenly throughout the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19139/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Exports (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 116. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which he continues to be satisfied regarding the competitiveness of Irish food exports on the world food market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19141/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Equine Industry (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 117. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to maintain and apply traceability and records in respect of the non-thoroughbred horse industry, with particular reference to the need to ensure compliance with best practice and husbandry standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19142/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 118. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the number of persons employed in the fishing industry continues to be monitored, with a view to maximising employment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19143/15]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fish Discards (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 119. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which his Department continues to monitor the benefits of the cessation of the dumping at sea of surplus fish catches in excess of quota; the extent to which this continues to improve conservation and observe best practice; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19144/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 130. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in order to regularise his position in regard to residency, in the case of a person who is a non-European Union national who has worked and paid taxes here for the past ten years, has never been in receipt of a social welfare payment, has a child with special needs, and is anxious to regularise their position in...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 131. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the procedure to be followed in order to regularise a person's residency in the case of a non-European Union national, who has lived and worked here and paid their taxes for more than eight years, and is anxious to regularise residency status in respect of their and own and their family's case; and if she will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 132. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current or expected residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22; the extent to which court proceedings have been concluded or are ongoing; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19078/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 133. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to the determination of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 22, in view of the fact that the person concerned is not in possession of a current national passport, has been unable to renew an out-of-date Cameroon passport, and has not been able to obtain a new passport; and if she...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Naturalisation Applications (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 134. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to an application for naturalisation in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Dublin; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19082/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 135. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the current position in regard to residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Waterford; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19083/15]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Immigration Status (14 May 2015)

Bernard Durkan: 136. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the position regarding an application for appeal in respect of residency status in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Carlow, along with that person's spouse and children; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [19084/15]