Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The reason for the reduction in the claimable amount is because the European Union has cut funding for tuberculosis programmes across the Union by 10.85%. Payment of the 2017 co-funding will be made in August 2018. I can give the Deputy more detail but I will have to interpret that myself.

However, I take the Deputy's point about the reduction in levies on the calf exports, in particular, and the volumes that are moving now, which are quite welcome. I will try to get the Deputy more detail.