Brian Cowen
Ceist:167 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the amount by which he has arranged to reduce the pig slaughtering levy in 1995; and the value of this reduction to pig producers. [11874/95]
Written Answers. - Pig Slaughtering Levy.
I have arranged to provide relief to pig producers by (a) reducing the slaughter levy from £1 to 95p per pig and (b) reducing, on a temporary basis to 1p, the statutory fee of 20p per pig paid by pig producers to An Bord Bia.
The regulations reducing the slaughtering levy are already in place. A draft Order to reduce the Bord Bia levy has been passed by the Dáil. A similar resolution is awaited from the Seanad.
Based on slaughterings in 1994 the benefit of these measures to pig producers would be in the region of £850,000 per annum.