Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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Question 407: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she will provide funding to market the Irish pork and bacon products here under An Bord Bia assurance scheme; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [25158/07]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Bord Bia receives a Grant-in-Aid to assist it in fulfilling its statutory marketing and promotion functions in relation to food, drink and horticulture. Decisions on the sectoral allocation of funds are made by Bord Bia taking account of EU state aid rules. In the case of pigmeat, Bord Bia is working closely with producers to promote Quality Assured Pork and Bacon on the home market and I have asked Bord Bia to intensify this promotion campaign and am providing increased funding for this. I am pleased that the Pre-Budget outlook for 2008 provides for a Grant-in-Aid of €27.505 million (above the record €26.505 million Grant-in-Aid for 2007) to support Bord Bia in its marketing and promotion activities.