Louise O'Reilly (Dublin Fingal, Sinn Fein)
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577. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has sought an exemption from the European Commission for the use of imidacloprid, clothianidin and thiamethoxam, which are neo-nicitinoids and the use of which is currently restricted in the EU; if so, the reason in view of the fact that the European Food Safety Authority has confirmed that neo-nicitinoids are harmful to pollinators; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8750/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I can confirm that my Department has not sought any “exemptions” or derogations as provided for under Article 53 of Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 to allow the use of neonicotinoids in crops which are already covered under the existing restrictions of Regulation (EU) No 485/2013.