Written answers

Tuesday, 9 June 2020

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Food Quality Assurance Scheme

Photo of Jennifer Murnane O'ConnorJennifer Murnane O'Connor (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fianna Fail)
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460. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a review of quality assurance payments in view of the fact that they are perceived as unfair to farmers that sell via the mart system. [9851/20]

Photo of Michael CreedMichael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I assume that the Deputy is referring to bonus payments paid by beef processors on cattle which meet certain criteria.

These bonuses are entirely commercial arrangements between suppliers of cattle and their processors and are not a matter for my Department.

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