Written answers
Tuesday, 30 June 2009
Department of Agriculture and Food
Statutory Levies
11:00 pm
Joanna Tuffy (Dublin Mid West, Labour)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will provide a list of the statutory levies collected from farmers and the agri-food sector; the amount collected; the basis for the continued collection of these levies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26079/09]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The following table lists the statutory levies collected by my Department, together with information on the legislative basis for the levy, its use and the amount collected in 2008.
| Name of Levy | Basis for collection (purpose/use) | Amount collected in 2008 |
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| Bord Bia statutory levy | The An Bord Bia Act, 1994, provides for payment to the Board of a levy per head on cattle, sheep and pigs slaughtered or exported live. | 4.900 |
| The levy is required to co-fund the food promotion activities of Bord Bia. This co-funding is required under EU State Aid rules. The rates are set at €1.90 per head for cattle, 25c per head for sheep and 25c per head for pigs. | ||
| Dairy Inspection Fee | Milk (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1979 (as amended) | 4.867 |
| Bovine Disease Levy | Bovine Disease (Levies) Act 1979-1996 | 5.230 |
| This levy is the farmers contribution towards the cost of the compensation element of the TB and Brucellosis Eradication Schemes. | ||
| Meat Inspection and Related Fees | Under Regulation (EC) No 882/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council, 29 April 2004 — all Member States are required to put fees in place to cover the costs of inspections at meat slaughtering premises. This regulation was transposed in to Irish law by SI No 74 of 2004 — European Communities (Fees for Health Inspections and Controls of Fresh Meat) Regulations, 2004 | 14.731 |
| The current rates are: | ||
| Sheep slaughter fees: €0.50 per animal | ||
| Pig slaughter fees: €1.30 per animal | ||
| Poultry slaughter fees: €0.01 per bird <2kg; €0.02 per bird between 2-5kg; €0.04 per bird >5kg | ||
| Cutting fees: €3 per tonne | ||
| Distribution centre charges: €1.90 per tonne | ||
| Meat Product fees: €9.52 per person per hour | ||
| Overtime fees (slaughter): Between €12.70 per hour and €19.05 per hour | ||
| Overtime for sheep loading: Between €6.35 per hour and €9.52 per hour |
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