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- Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 490: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to convert a minimum 5% of acreage to organic farmland by 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28544/08]
- Written Answers — Organic Farming: Organic Farming (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 531: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to strengthen support for the organic sector through the REP scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28585/08]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 491: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to introduce a new animal health bill to consolidate and amend previous legislation to reflect the changed disease status of animals here; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28545/08]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 498: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to promote the highest standards of animal welfare at all levels of the food production chain; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28552/08]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 499: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to introduce a comprehensive animal welfare bill, updating existing legislation, to ensure that the welfare of animals is properly protected and that the penalties for offenders are increased significantly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28553/08]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 501: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to consolidate responsibility for the welfare of all animals within his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28555/08]
- Written Answers — Proposed Legislation: Proposed Legislation (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 502: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to review and consolidate where necessary all legislation governing the welfare of non-farm animals; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28556/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Diseases: Animal Diseases (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 492: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to establish biosecurity Ireland as a division within his Department with a remit to ensure the exclusion, eradication or effective management of risks posed by diseases and pests to the economy, the environment and to human and animal health; and if he will make a...
- Written Answers — Genetically Modified Organisms: Genetically Modified Organisms (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 493: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to seek to negotiate the establishment of an all-Ireland genetically modified free zone; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28547/08]
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 494: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to further exploit the potential of existing animal traceability systems for the marketing and labelling of food products; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28548/08]
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to ensure that high standards of food safety, quality labelling and traceability will be vigorously promoted to provide a competitive advantage against low-cost imports; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28560/08]
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 495: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to extend mandatory country of origin food labelling to sheep, pig and poultry meat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28549/08]
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to extend country of origin labelling requirements in respect of pigmeat and poultry meat; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28572/08]
- Written Answers — Food Labelling: Food Labelling (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 496: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to increase nutritional awareness as part of food advertising and marketing here through the development of nutritional and calorific labelling; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28550/08]
- Written Answers — Health Promotion: Health Promotion (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 497: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to expedite the delivery of a national strategy for tackling obesity and increase support for the promotion of healthy food options among young people through programmes such as the school milk scheme and the food dudes programme for encouraging the increased...
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 500: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to continue to expand and develop herd health policies here to ensure the highest standards of animal welfare; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28554/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 511: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to introduce a new herd health initiative to deal with non-regulated diseases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28565/08]
- Written Answers — Animal Welfare: Animal Welfare (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 503: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to continue to push for welfare and other non-trade issues to be included in World Trade Organisation negotiations; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28557/08]
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 504: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to ensure that beef processing facilities here are substantially upgraded through the full rollout of the â¬50 million investment programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28558/08]
- Written Answers — Food Industry: Food Industry (10 Jul 2008)
Michael Creed: Question 515: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the progress made on the programme for Government proposal to invest in a programme to upgrade processing facilities in the sheep sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28569/08]