Desmond J. O'Malley
Question:24 Mr. O'Malley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the steps, if any, he has taken since March 1996, to retrieve from the companies involved, the public funds lost by the State by virtue of the European Commission's fine for breaches of EU regulations in the beef sector; and the amount of the £70 million in fines which has been recouped by his Department from those responsible for the breaches in the first instance. [19423/96]