Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a company (details supplied) in County Wicklow is entitled to a payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41073/12]

Jack Wall (Kildare South, Labour)
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To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a company (details supplied) in County Waterford has received payments under the compensation scheme; if such payments included payments for subsidiary companies; if so, the names of such companies; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41086/12]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 169 and 170 together.

The company referred to by the Deputy was not an applicant under the Pigmeat Recall Scheme but rather is a company trading in meat products. Any question of liability in respect of pigmeat products purchased by it is a matter to be resolved between International Food Services Ltd and its suppliers.

The Pigmeat Recall Scheme was introduced for the purpose of providing ex-gratia financial assistance to primary and secondary pigmeat processors affected by the 2008 dioxin contamination incident. It allowed such processors claim for financial assistance in respect of certain losses incurred as a result of the product recall. The purpose of the scheme was to ensure the survival of the pigmeat industry but it was not intended to compensate for all losses incurred. Payments under the scheme were subject to State aid rules and the provision of adequate supporting documentation. The scheme is now concluded and no further payments are anticipated.