Brian Hayes (Dublin South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 227: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of jobs his Department claimed will be created as part of published policy papers, reports and documents commissioned by or compiled by his Department between 2010 and 2020; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20903/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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There are no claims that jobs will be created in policy papers, reports or documents commissioned by or compiled by my Department over the last five years.

However, in March 2009, I announced awards of grant aid under the Beef and Sheepmeat Investment Fund indicating that the proposed investments were expected to increase net sales by €408 million, exports by €433 million and employment by 840.