asked the Minister for Agriculture the AI stations which received finance and the amount already paid and which will be paid in each case under heading CI (4) £97,000 1985 outturn, £111,000 1986 Estimate, page 144, Revised Estimates.
Written Answers. - AI Stations.
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The information sought is as follows:
|
AI Station |
Payments in 1985 |
|
£ |
|
|
Ballyclough Cattle Breeding Society |
8,680 |
|
Galtee Cattle Breeding Society |
7,600 |
|
Dublin District Milk Board |
15,680 |
|
South Western Cattle Breeding Society |
20,120 |
|
South Eastern Cattle Breeding Society |
10,400 |
|
Castleisland Cattle Breeding Society |
9,480 |
|
Clarecastle Cattle Breeding Society |
8,840 |
|
North Western Cattle Breeding Society |
7,000 |
|
Total |
87,800 |
These payments were in respect of progeny testing of young bulls which is carried out by AI stations as part of the national cattle breeding programmes. The balance of £9,200 in 1985 represented other miscellaneous expenses related to progeny testing.
The actual amounts which will be paid in 1986 to the various AI stations is not known at present.