Colm M. Hilliard
Question:60 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the £200,000 provided for in Vote 32 subhead L13 in the 1991 Book of Estimates (Abridged Version) will be spent.
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60 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the £200,000 provided for in Vote 32 subhead L13 in the 1991 Book of Estimates (Abridged Version) will be spent.
61 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the £100,000 provided for in Vote 32 subhead L14 in the 1991 Book of Estimates (Abridged Version) will be spent.
62 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the increase provided for in Vote 32 subhead L6 in the 1991 Book of Estimates (Abridged Version); and the way in which the £800,000 will be spent.
63 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the increase provided for in Vote 32 subhead H1 in the 1991 Book of Estimates (Abridged Version); and the way in which the £1.5 million will be spent.
64 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the £800,000 provided for in grants for marketing and processing in the Public Capital Programme, 1991 will be spent.
65 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the £11.5 million provided for integral rural development in the Public Capital Programme, 1991 will be spent.
66 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the increase provided for in Vote 32 subhead L11 in the 1991 Book of Estimates for Public Services (Abridged Version); and the way in which the £1.1 million will be spent.
67 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the increase provided for in Vote 32 subhead L10 in the 1991 Book of Estimates for Public Services (Abridged Version); and the way in which the £11.6 million will be spent.
68 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the way in which the £3.25 million Vote 32 subhead 14 in the 1991 Book of Estimates for Public Services (Abridged Version) is estimated.
69 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason for the increase provided in Vote 32 subhead L4 in the 1991 Book of Estimates for Public Services (Abridged Version); and the way in which the £85 million will be spent.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 60 to 69, inclusive, together in the order in which the subheads referred to in those questions appear in the Abridged Version of the 1991 Book of Estimates.
The details requested by the Deputy are summarised in the tabular statement below.
Tabular Statement
Subhead H1 (Córas Beostoic agus Feola) —
Grant in aid for general expenses £1,500,000
The threefold increase on the original 1990 allocation will allow CBF to engage in an extensive promotion programme designed to increase commercial sales of Irish meat, thus enhancing returns to farmers and reducing dependence on EC market supports and volatile third country markets.
Subhead I4 Payment to World Food Programme (Grant in Aid) Account £3,250,000
This amount is being provided to assist third countries which have been seriously affected by the Gulf crisis.
Subhead L4 Financing of the Common Agriculture Policy — Expenses in connection with market intervention and the financing of other FEOGA (Guarantee Section) measures £85,000,000.
The Department of Agriculture and Food is the designated EC Intervention Agency for Ireland and in this capacity is authorised to make purchases of intervention commodities, milk products, beef and cereals, in order to support producer prices. The products purchased under intervention arrangements are retained in storage by the Department and sold at a later stage on the Community market or elsewhere.
The allocation provided is intended to cover two separate cost elements of intervention. It includes firstly the cost of borrowing the capital necessary to fund intervention purchases. In addition the allocation also covers the Department's costs in arranging for the necessary handling, transport, storage, etc. of intervention products. Additional requirements are estimated under both headings.