Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 November 2010
39 Deputy Joe Costello asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the amount of money to date that has been paid out under the pigmeat recall scheme; the number of companies which have been paid compensation from this scheme; the amount each company received under this scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40646/10]
View answerA total of €100m has been paid out under the Scheme to date: €35m in 2008, €55m in 2009 and €10min in 2010. Co funding in the sum of €8m was provided by the EU in respect of some 7,500 tonnes of the affected pigmeat product. A total of 120 companies have been paid to date. The information requested by the Deputy relating to how much each company received is commercially sensitive and I regret that I cannot issue it to him.
