Tommy Broughan (Dublin North East, Labour)
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Question 65: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he has drawn down Ireland's full allocated budget under the European food aid programme for the most deprived. [43621/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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Ireland was allocated the sum of €376,977 in 2009 for the purchase on the open market of cheese for distribution as part of the European Food aid Programme for the most deprived. 68 tonnes of cheese were distributed to charities, which represented a full draw down of the allocated budget. Ireland has been allocated a budget of €818,816 for 2010 which will be used to exchange 350 tonnes of butter that are held in intervention stocks for other dairy products which will be distributed to charities for the benefit of the most deprived in the community. The first products will be available before Christmas with the remainder being distributed in the New Year.