Results 21-24 of 24 for flu speaker:Mary Upton

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Report Stage. (28 Jun 2005)

Mary Upton: With emerging diseases such as avian flu and familiar diseases like foot and mouth disease, the intention of the Bill is to categorise class A diseases. To include the words "a significant threat to animal or human health", however, would take any contingency into account. It would clarify the situation while protecting veterinary practitioners in the area of limited registration. There are...

Veterinary Practice Bill 2004 [Seanad]: Second Stage. (17 May 2005)

Mary Upton: ...origin are those most likely to cause concern from a food safety point of view and economically. The recent lessons of the foot and mouth disease outbreak in 2001, BSE and, most recently, avian 'flu are stark examples of how animal diseases and illnesses can impact on human health and on the economy. These diseases have not gone away. We must be constantly vigilant to ensure we remain...

Animal Diseases. (2 Mar 2005)

Mary Upton: ...for Agriculture and Food if she intends to review the control and monitoring of chicken imports in view of the recent warning from the Food and Agriculture Organisation that the virus causing bird flu may be impossible to eradicate; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [6951/05]

Agri-food Sector: Motion. (1 Feb 2005)

Mary Upton: ...attempt to trace which Department one should refer to with regard to labelling aspects of foodstuffs. Very often it takes a crisis of some kind for progress on these reports. The outbreak of avian flu in Asia prompted the then Minister to insist on country of origin labelling for all poultry, whether sold loose or prepacked. Deputy Naughten already referred to this. It was possible to...