Written answers
Tuesday, 24 March 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Pigmeat Sector
9:00 pm
Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 77: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his Department will spend the full â¬180 million provided for in the agreement reached with Irish pork processors, following the pork recall in December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11874/09]
Niall Collins (Limerick West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 107: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount his Department has paid out to pork processors to date following the pork recall in December 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11873/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 77 and 107 together.
The agreement concluded with pig processors in December involves making available a facility of â¬180 million from the public finances to assist processors in funding the recall and destruction of certain pork products from the market and product in storage.
To date the Department has advanced a total of â¬42m to processors, of which some â¬15m was to primary processors. It is too early at this stage to assess definitively whether or not the full facility of â¬180 million will be utilised as it ultimately depends on the amount of valid claims made under the scheme.
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