Mary Upton (Dublin South Central, Labour)
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Question 555: To ask the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government if, in view of international obligations to reduce Ireland's carbon footprint, his attention has been drawn to recent UK government funded research into the food miles issue; his plans to commission similar research on the Irish aspects of the issue; if he will invite the Department of Agriculture and Food to commission Safefood or the Food Safety Authority of Ireland to conduct similar research here; if he will instruct people within his Department to do so; and if not, the reason for same. [6310/07]

Dick Roche (Wicklow, Fianna Fail)
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I refer to the reply to Question No. 337 of 13 February 2007 to the Minister for Health and Children.

I am aware of the research to which the Question refers, and I do not believe that further research is necessary in the context of Ireland's Kyoto Protocol commitments. I have no plans, therefore, to commission, or to ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food to commission, similar research.