Results 64,201-64,220 of 74,100 for speaker:Bernard Durkan

Written Answers — Redundancy Payments: Redundancy Payments (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 193: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the reason a person (details supplied) in County Dublin who received voluntary redundancy from Semperite Ireland in 1978 and 1979 did not receive the State or statutory level of payment in view of the fact that all other employees received their full payment at that time and on foot of the fact that they made an...

Written Answers — Social Welfare Benefits: Social Welfare Benefits (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 201: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the extent to which current Irish recipients of a social welfare payment can qualify for adult dependent allowance in respect of a foreign national spouse living outside this State due to failure to meet immigration requirements; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9375/07]

Written Answers — Food Safety Standards: Food Safety Standards (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 244: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has satisfied herself that all poultry and poultry products imported are compliant with labelling, traceability, husbandry, production and hygiene standards; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9346/07]

Written Answers — Installation Aid Scheme: Installation Aid Scheme (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 240: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position in relation to an application for installation aid in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9316/07]

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 241: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she will take to encourage the proliferation of anaerobic digesters to cater for farm waste, improve efficiency, become more eco-friendly and contribute to the energy grid; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9343/07]

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 242: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the methodology for the disposal of bonemeal or similar products; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9344/07]

Written Answers — Agricultural Exports: Agricultural Exports (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 243: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the producing countries now presenting the strongest competition for Irish agricultural exports on European or world markets; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9345/07]

Written Answers — World Trade Negotiations: World Trade Negotiations (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 245: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the future for agriculture and the food producing sector in general in the context of the World Trade Organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9347/07]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 246: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which CO2 emissions are expected to become part of the negotiations in respect of the food industry in the context of the global economy and the World Trade Organisation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9348/07]

Written Answers — Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Greenhouse Gas Emissions (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 247: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent importation or food or food products from Asia, Australia or the Americas is deemed to be eco-friendly having particular regard to CO2 emissions in transportation; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9349/07]

Written Answers — Dairy Industry: Dairy Industry (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 248: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which Irish dairy exports are expected to continue or expand in the future in view of the reduction in the national herd; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9350/07]

Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 249: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if all meat and meat products imported are labelled and compliant with the disease, hygiene and traceability standards applicable here; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9351/07]

Written Answers — Purchase for Destruction Scheme: Purchase for Destruction Scheme (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 250: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the methodology used to dispose of bonemeal or other products which arose as a result of the beef destruct scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9352/07]

Written Answers — Alternative Energy Projects: Alternative Energy Projects (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 251: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the acreage and variety of biofuel crops growing or proposed in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9353/07]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 252: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her vision for the growth of the food production sector in the future; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9354/07]

Written Answers — Farm Waste Management: Farm Waste Management (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 253: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which she proposes to improve, increase or enhance incentives to cater for farm yard waste thereby reducing the threat of pollution; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9355/07]

Written Answers — Farm Retirement Scheme: Farm Retirement Scheme (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 254: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the number of applicants who have opted for the farm retirement scheme in each of the past 10 years to date in 2007; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9356/07]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 255: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which beef, lamb, dairy or cereal production has increased or otherwise in each of the past 10 years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9357/07]

Written Answers — Alternative Farm Enterprises: Alternative Farm Enterprises (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 256: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the extent to which deer farming has expanded or contracted in the past five years; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9358/07]

Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (8 Mar 2007)

Bernard Durkan: Question 257: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the markets that she has identified for expansion in respect of Irish food exports; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [9359/07]