Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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90. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if superlevy payments made to the European Commission are specifically used to support the dairy sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18072/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Super levy liabilities which are incurred by member states are paid to the European Agriculture Guarantee Fund (EAGF). The EAGF primarily finances direct payments to farmers and measures regulating or supporting agricultural markets.

Super levy liabilities paid into the fund are not ring fenced for use in specifically supporting the dairy sector, but are taken into account as assigned revenue in determining the overall EAGF budget.