asked the Minister for Agriculture if his attention has been drawn to the annual report of Clover Meats, Limited, which shows a loss in the bacon-curing section of their business amounting to 33/6 per pig cured and if he will review the entire position of the bacon-curing and pig-raising industry with a view to ensuring that both the producers of pigs and the bacon curers are allowed a reasonable margin of profit.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Pig and Bacon Industry.
The answer to the first part of the Deputy's question is in the negative. As regards the second part, I can assure the Deputy that the matter is receiving my constant attention.