Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 209: To ask the Minister for Communications, Marine and Natural Resources if his or other Government Departments have responsibility in respect of the importation or storage and retail of petrol or diesel with particular reference to the standard and quality of these fuels; if checks are carried out with a view to ensuring that the quality of the fuel in all circumstances is up to a specific standard or in the event of there being no such standards or assurances, the measures taken to ensure the quality of the fuels in storage here or abroad, as anticipated in the NORA Bill, are of the highest quality. [9181/07]

Noel Dempsey (Meath, Fianna Fail)
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I have no function in regard to the standard and quality of petrol or diesel. There are no provisions in the NORA Bill for monitoring the standard and quality of petrol and diesel that is sold by the oil industry in Ireland. I understand that fuel quality standards are set by the EU and are monitored by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.