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Dáil Éireann debate -
Thursday, 15 Dec 2005

Vol. 612 No. 4

Requests to move Adjournment of Dáil under Standing Order 31.

Before coming to the Order of Business, I propose to deal with a number of notices under Standing Order 31.

I seek the adjournment of the Dáil under Standing Order 31 to discuss the following matter of urgent public and national concern, namely, the urgent necessity for a total ban on Brazilian beef and meat imports into the European Union in light of the serious foot and mouth disease outbreaks in that country, in which 11 outbreaks have been confirmed in the mid-western region of Matto Gross do Sul and another four in Paraná, causing the bordering countries of Argentina and Uruguay to declare sanitary alerts to prevent the spread of the disease and more than 50 countries to ban Brazilian beef imports; the lack of traceability and animal movement controls in Brazil in contrast with the traceability requirements of EU producers; and the need to protect both consumers and farmers by the compulsory withdrawal and incineration of all Brazilian beef currently in Ireland under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture and Food.

I seek that Dáil Éireann be adjourned under Standing Order 31 to raise a matter of urgent public importance, namely, to hear a statement from the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government on the serious problem of water supply contamination by the parasite Cryptosporidium, which has become substantially worse in the past year according to the Environmental Protection Agency.

Having considered the matters raised, they are not in order under Standing Order 31.

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