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Written Answers — Inter-Country Adoptions: Inter-Country Adoptions (3 Nov 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 555: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the reason for the delay in completion of post-placement reports for Russia; and if the addition of more personnel would assist in the resolution of this matter. [38805/09]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (3 Nov 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 675: To ask the Minister for Transport the action he is taking regarding the issue of development works in Arklow Harbour, County Wicklow, to prevent the reoccurrence of flooding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39097/09]

Written Answers — Community Development: Community Development (3 Nov 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 803: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs the action he will take to support the work of the community development programme in this time of budget cutbacks; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38436/09]

Written Answers — Milk Levies: Milk Levies (3 Nov 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 1006: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the revenue for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 under the heading Government services levy on raw milk. [38816/09]

Written Answers — Milk Levies: Milk Levies (3 Nov 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 1050: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the annual receipts from the levies on milk for dairy research and for development. [38817/09]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (3 Nov 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 1047: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the fact that the vegetable and fruit exports dropped 44% from 2007 to 2008; the causes of this decrease; the action he will take to support the industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38774/09]

Written Answers — Water Quality: Water Quality (21 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 168: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if he will improve the regulation of the bottled water production and description to provide more information for the consumer on the source of bottled water; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [37585/09]

Written Answers — Waste Management: Waste Management (21 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 259: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government his views on a tax on plastic water bottles to aid funding the disposal of plastic bottle waste; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37587/09]

Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (21 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 258: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if he has drawn up a list of large dog farms producing puppies for commercial gain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37586/09]

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (21 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 276: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of revenue raised in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 from the milk check levies for, An Bord Bainne, development levies, dairy research, the Dairy Council, Government services and the National Milk Agency; if he has reviewed the tax on production of milk at a time of below cost payments to dairy farmers; and if he...

Government Charges on Businesses: Motion (21 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Time and again we are asked by the Government to be constructive, as I keep saying. Over the last month we have introduced simple straightforward Bills that could have been accepted and the closest we have ever got to acceptance is the Government's amendment to this motion, which does not address the simple one-liner, "That Dáil Éireann calls on the Government to freeze all charges on...

Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: I wish to raise two matters concerning legislation. First, when does the Government intend to bring the Seanad-introduced Adoption Bill into the House for a Second Reading? This Bill was introduced to the Seanad in January 2009 by the Leader of the House to consolidate the legislation. No bilateral agreement between Ireland and Vietnam can be entered into until this legislation goes...

Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Does the Taoiseach know if the Minister of State will meet the Vietnamese delegation?

Order of Business (21 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: It is urgent.

Labour Services (Amendment) Bill 2009: Second Stage (Resumed) (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: The purpose of the Bill is stated as being to effect amendments to improve the effectiveness in governance of the board of FÁS. This is taken against a background where, from 1999 to 2008, the budget for FÁS doubled from €527 million to just over €1 billion. It coincides with the time when we got as near to full employment as we were ever going to get. Supervision and oversight of...

Rural Environment Protection Scheme. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: It is paid for by Europe.

Grocery Industry. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: Question 5: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has made a submission to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment's public consultation process in relation to the introduction of a code of practice for grocery goods undertakings; if he has made a proposal to the EU Commissioner regarding the proposed code of conduct for grocery retailers in view of the...

Grocery Industry. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: I thank the Leas-Cheann Comhairle and the Minister of State. It is a fact that three multiples control approximately 70% and five control 85%. It is also a fact that the price of dairy products at the farm gate dropped an average of 34% last year, but only 3% for the consumer. Against this background, the Minister of State claims that the Government will produce something along the lines...

Grocery Industry. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: The UK tried a voluntary code of good behaviour, but that did not work and it is revisiting the matter and will make the code statutory. Ironically, the Tánaiste published her Bill a day after we published ours, which we intend to lay before the House soon. Our fair trade food information Bill lays out in black and white what is an offence, what penalties can be imposed, retailers'...

Grocery Industry. (15 Oct 2009)

Andrew Doyle: The Joint Committee on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food has received evidence from people who are not directly involved but are interested in this area, such as the economist Mr. Jim Power, Dr. Ciaran Fitzgerald and others. They have discovered that 100,000 jobs will be in jeopardy if we do not address this issue as soon as possible. The Commissioner has identified the matter as a European...