andMr. G. Lynch asked the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries the amount of subsidy paid on the export of carcase beef for the year ended 31st December 1969; and the percentage of this subsidy which was paid directly to the farmers.
Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Beef Subsidy.
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The subsidy paid amounted to £1,979,950. No farmers exercised the option of having subsidy paid direct to them.
Could the Parliamentary Secretary indicate the average subsidy per lb of meat and the present subsidy per lb?
That is a separate question.
The average support is 2½d per lb.
The present figure or the average?
The average figure.
What is the figure being paid this week?
I would want notice of that question.