Enda Kenny
Question:96 Mr. Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the tonnage of meat and bonemeal stored, countrywide by county; and the cost of this storage. [25691/02]
Written Answers. - Meat and Bonemeal.
There are 241,748 tonnes of meat and bonemeal, MBM, stored in nine counties as follows:
|
County |
Tonnes of MBM |
|
Cork |
4,625 |
|
Wexford |
58,342 |
|
Kilkenny |
20,510 |
|
Waterford |
18,260 |
|
County |
Tonnes of MBM |
|
Dublin |
23,316 |
|
Louth |
41,911 |
|
Meath |
64,515 |
|
Carlow |
10,269 |
|
Total |
241,748 |
Out of that, a total of 155,713 tonnes have been produced under the Exchequer-funded rendering subsidy scheme and this gives rise to an annual storage charge of €2.07 million. A further 39,384 tonnes relates to the EU purchase for destruction and special purchase schemes which gives rise to an annual storage charge of €0.93 million. The balance of the MBM stock is privately owned and is the responsibility of the rendering industry.
Under a new arrangement, the rendering industry is now responsible for the complete process, from rendering right through to destruction of the MBM. A build up of MBM stock under the ownership of the state has been arrested and storage charges arise only in relation to existing stocks, which will decline over time. Contracts are ongoing to dispose of 72,000 tonnes of this material over the next four months.