Joe Higgins
Ceist:79 Mr. Higgins (Dublin West) asked the Minister for the Environment and Local Government if he will be supporting the Greek declaration at the forthcoming EU Environment Council to place a moratorium on any further crop approvals in the EU until the revision of directive 90/220 on the deliberate release of genetically modified organisms is completed; and his views on whether this is the best opportunity to deliver a moratorium on new genetically modified crops in Ireland. [16218/99]