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Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 163. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the grounds on which a person (details supplied) in Dublin 24 was detained by French police in respect of which they must attend court proceedings there in 2014; if the nature of the circumstances affects their residency status; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53530/13]

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Residency Permits (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 164. To ask the Minister for Justice and Equality the outstanding information required to determine residency entitlement in the case of a person (details supplied) in Dublin 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53531/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Agricultural Policy Reform (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 192. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which rural development is likely to be facilitated in the aftermath of Common Agricultural Policy reform with particular reference to the utilisation of all funding available from the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53581/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Schemes Payments (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 186. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the various farm support payments in respect of the current year have been met to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53575/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Market Access (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which new markets for beef, lamb, pig meat or poultry or products thereof continue to be established; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53576/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Disease Controls (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 188. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which veterinary or laboratory facilities anticipated at Backweston, Celbridge, County Kildare have been put in place to date; the degree to which this provides adequate facilities sufficient to meet requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53577/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 189. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which full enforcement of traceability in respect of all meat and meat products imported into this country including description and origin is now applied; the number of breaches of any such regulations recorded in the course of the past 12 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53578/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which food and food products labelling continues to be enforced; the extent to which any breaches were identified in the past 12 months to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53579/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Labelling (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 191. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which a means can be found to ensure that where a combination of meat or meat products exists in a particular form, clear indication of the content is provided on the label in a traceable form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53580/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Transport Costs (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 193. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which it has been possible to alleviate the extra transport costs imposed on the agri-sector arising from the maximum permissible vehicle height restrictions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53582/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Animal Welfare (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which pig and poultry producers have been able to upgrade their accommodation in line with animal welfare regulations; if any specific issues remain outstanding in this regard; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53583/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fishing Industry Development (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 195. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which adequate provision has been made to ensure the survival of families dependent on the fishing industry in the context of EU fishing policy review; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53584/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Fisheries Protection (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 196. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which wild trout and salmon stocks continue to be safeguarded in the context of marine aquaculture; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53585/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Harvest 2020 Strategy (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 197. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the extent to which the targets set in Food Harvest 2020 continue to be met throughout each sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53586/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Food Safety Standards Regulation (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 198. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is satisfied that any poultry or poultry products entering this jurisdiction comply with all Irish and or EU regulations in respect of hygiene, husbandry, production or handling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53587/13]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Common Fisheries Policy Review (12 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: 199. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the degree to which conservation measures already adopted in the context of the Common Fisheries Policy or otherwise continue to improve fish stocks in traditional Irish fishing waters; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53588/13]

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: You dare say that wrongly.

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I thank my colleague for affording me the time to speak on this important issue. I support the point made by Deputy Buttimer, that the House should not divide on this issue.

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: There has been enough division in this society over the years. We have had enough of examples of neglect, hardship and revisiting the scenes of the past to illustrate, beyond a shadow of doubt, that things happened with which we would not wish to be associated. They continued to happen up to very recent times. It goes without saying that there is considerable doubt about the standards...

Bethany Home: Motion (Resumed) [Private Members] (11 Dec 2013)

Bernard Durkan: I listened to her speech and also to the speeches from the other side of the House. It is important to point out that we all feel the same way. It is not just the preserve of Members sitting on the opposite side of the House who suddenly have a conscience and bring this to our attention as if nobody else cares. We all care. We all know about these situations and have dealt with them...