Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 148: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the all-in cost of the beef destruct scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [2295/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The purchase for destruction, PFD, scheme incurred expenditure of approximately €266 million. When recoupment of the animal purchase costs from the EU and other income is taken into account, the final cost to the Exchequer is approximately €133 million.

The special purchase scheme, which succeeded the PFD scheme incurred expenditure of approximately €143 million. After recoupment of the animal purchase costs from the EU, the final cost to the Exchequer is approximately €25 million. The combined net costs are therefore €158 million.