Results 521-540 of 4,571 for speaker:Trevor Sargent

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Consumers have an absolute right to know the origin of meat and all food products offered for sale. EU beef labelling regulations have been in place for some time. These regulations require the listing on the label of the place of birth, rearing and slaughter of the animals from which the beef has been derived. In the past, the scope of the regulations applied only to the retailer. Last...

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I do not have the money myself. The Deputy heard what I said. It is illegal to use taxpayers' money.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Please do not advocate law-breaking in this House.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Any scheme which falls foul of EU rules will find us in a legal dispute with the European Commission which will be of no benefit to producers.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: We have taken practical measures, which are in conformity with European law, to inform and protect consumers. The route we have followed is quality assurance. Bord Bia, which operates under the aegis of my Department, has developed quality assurance schemes for pigmeat, beef, eggs and horticulture to name but a few sectors. These schemes offer the consumer additional assurances of quality....

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I have to finish, my time is short. The Irish Government is committed to negotiating an all-Ireland GM-free zone. The Minister for Agriculture in Northern Ireland likewise feels strongly on this issue. Ireland's abstention on the recent votes on approving GM feed was the most appropriate position to take given that a process has now begun, involving the relevant Departments, to elaborate...

Agrifood Industry: Motion (Resumed) (24 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I am committed to the terms of the motion but I urge Members to support the Government.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Certainly.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Minister is on her way. She is flying in from Brussels.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Deputy is making it up.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Deputy Creed should talk to customers; they are mutually exclusive to them.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: The Deputy should talk to the customers and then he will find out what is the real story.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: They think we are clean and green.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I found them very friendly.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I will listen to what the Deputy has to say as well.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: Some 5% of it, Deputy.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I did not.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: I said 5%, Deputy.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It was a busy day.

Agrifood Industry: Motion (23 Oct 2007)

Trevor Sargent: It already has happened.