Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 1006: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the revenue for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 under the heading Government services levy on raw milk. [38816/09]

Andrew Doyle (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 1050: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the annual receipts from the levies on milk for dairy research and for development. [38817/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 1006 and 1050 together.

Under the Milk (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1979 as amended, a fee of €0.001 per litre is imposed on all milk intended for manufacturing or for the preparation of drinking milk. The fee contributes to the cost of providing the food safety inspection service and other work involved in the administration of EU market management schemes and is a requirement under EU legislation.

Under the Bovine Diseases Levies Act 1979 as amended, all milk received for processing from a herd is subject to a levy at a rate of €0.0006 per litre.

The receipts from the above levies in respect of milk for the years 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008 are set out in the table.

Receipts from milk levies 2006-2008

There are no statutory levies on milk to fund dairy research and development.