Hugh Byrne
Ceist:28 Mr. H. Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry in view of his remarks of Thursday 16 February 1995, in reply to a parliamentary question from Deputy Hugh Byrne stating that his Department's veterinary costs are excessive and unjustifiable, the per unit cost to his Department of veterinary inspection at meat factories for cattle, sheep and pigs; if he will provide in tabular form a complete account of all veterinary costs to his Department in each of the years 1992 to 1994; the costs expected in 1995; and the steps, if any, he is taking to curb such costs. [6364/95]