Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food her view of Ireland's relative performance in the European Commission's country profiles, the documents which summarise the structure and overall inspection system in EU member states' food and veterinary safety regimes and which summarise the follow-up on the progress following recommendations in the commission's inspection reports; if she will provide this Deputy with copy of the up to date country profiles for the EU member states; and if she will make a statement on the improvements to Ireland's food and veterinary safety regime that will be made over the coming twelve months. [32894/06]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The Food and Veterinary Office mission to complete Ireland's country profile is not due until 2007. The Food and Veterinary Office have embarked on a series of missions to Member States with a view to completing a country profile for each Member State. These missions commenced in 2005 when 8 Member States were visited, continued in 2006 during which 10 further Member States were/ will be visited, and will be completed in 2007 with the remaining 7 Member States including Ireland being visited. It is the normal practice for the Food and Veterinary Office to publish profiles of this nature, when complete, on their website.

Under the contract arrangements with the Food Safety Authority of Ireland my Department will continue to implement the regulations of the EU Hygiene Package, which came into effect last January.