Bernard Durkan (Kildare North, Fine Gael)
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Question 164: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the total number of animals slaughtered during the beef destruct scheme of some years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28113/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Purchase for Destruction Scheme was introduced on 1 January 2001 in response to the EU BSE crisis and ran for a period of six months. The scheme was highly successful in removing surplus product from the market, removing a total of 278,000 animals or 90,500 tonnes of carcase beef and contributing significantly to a much more stable international market in 2002.