Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 528: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make available a copy of the document NAT/398 of the European Economic and Social Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment entitled Opinion of the Section for Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provisions of food information to consumers. [38683/09]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 529: To ask the Minister for Health and Children when she expects the results of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland consumer survey to be available; if she will circulate the results of the survey to Members; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38684/09]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 530: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will make available the proposals of the European Commission published in January, 2008 on updating and harmonising food labelling legislation; if any subsequent correspondence, other than Ireland's position paper, has passed between the Commission, Ireland and other member states in relation to the Commission's proposals; if she will make available any subsequent correspondence; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38685/09]

Arthur Morgan (Louth, Sinn Fein)
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Question 531: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will provide a briefing on the meeting of the 26 October 2009 attended by her Department officials and the Food Safety Authority of Ireland at European level working group level on the European Commission food labelling proposals. [38686/09]

Trevor Sargent (Dublin North, Green Party)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 528 to 531, inclusive, together.

The paper produced by the European Economic and Social Committee on Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment and the January 2008 proposals on labelling are freely available on the Internet. I have arranged for details of the paper and the proposals to be sent to the Deputy's office. I have also arranged for the relevant correspondence between Ireland and the European Commission to be sent to the Deputy's office. I have been informed by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland that the results of its labelling survey will be made known by the end of November. I have asked the authority to ensure the results are made publicly available. At the most recent meeting of the working group on labelling on 26 October 2009, Ireland restated its position on national schemes and on trans-fats, as outlined in its position paper of November 2008.