Parliamentary Question No. 100 To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department has conducted or is involved in research into growing sugar beet for the production of ethanol; if so, the details of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.- David Stanton. For ORAL answer on Tuesday, [...]

Parliamentary Question No.133 To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the communications or meetings he has had with EU Trade Commissioner; his future plans for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter.- David Stanton. For ORAL answer on Tuesday, 20th May, 2008. Ref No: 19587/08 Lottery: 50 Proof: 129 [...]

Parliamentary Question No.208 To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on making changes to the Veterinary Practice Act 2005, to allow for the recognition of the qualifications of a number of veterinary nursing students who studied at St John’s Central College, Cork in 2005 to allow for their inclusion on the [...]

To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food her plans to improve the incomes of potato farmers; and if she will make a statement on the matter. – David Stanton. REPLY The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: (Mary Coughlan) Potato production in Ireland is mainly focused on the fresh ware market serving domestic [...]