Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 375: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the final breakdown of compensation in respect of Greencore and producers in the aftermath of the CAP reform; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [21909/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Government's decision, the percentage of the EU restructuring aid to be reserved for beet growers and machinery contractors was set at 32.38% (€47.1m). Of this 27.50% (€40m of the €47.1m) was for beet growers and the balance for machinery contractors. The balance of the aid (€98m) was allocated to Greencore. The High Court ruled, in effect, that these percentages would have to be recalculated. Last week, the Agriculture and Fisheries Council reached political agreement on an amendment to the restructuring aid Regulation, one effect of which is to increase the allocation to Irish beet growers from €40m to €52.8m. The allocation to the processor would also increase but the final allocation for the processor depends on the outcome of the legal proceedings. Separately, growers will receive up to €120m in compensation through the Single Farm Payments Scheme in the period up to 2013 and €44m, in Diversification aid from the Restructuring Fund.