Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 398: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of funding provided by him in 2011 to meet costs arising out of the pork dioxin contamination problem and the anticipated level of expenditure for this crisis in 2012; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32741/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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A sum of €4.5m has been provided by my Department in 2011 to cover the cost of claims arising from pigmeat contamination incident. At this stage, I do not anticipate that there will be any expenditure under this heading in 2012.

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 399: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the level of expenditure by him in 2011 under the farm waste management scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32742/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Payments under the Farm Waste Management Scheme over the period January – October 2011 have amounted to €32.4 million.