Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 291: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the [i]ex gratia[/i] payments to animal welfare groups will be paid now to ensure that shelters are not forced to close due to shortage of funds during the current cold snap; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46947/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is currently finalising arrangements to provide ex gratia payments to a number of animal welfare bodies and the payments will issue shortly.