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Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Wednesday, 13 Mar 1996

Vol. 463 No. 1

Written Answers. - Butter Vouchers.

Noel Treacy

Ceist:

106 Mr. N. Treacy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason free butter vouchers for old age pensioners and other people do not qualify the holder to avail of other butter products, including low fat butter and others; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5838/96]

The scheme under which butter vouchers are made available to certain categories of social welfare recipients is wholly funded by the European Union as part of the EU butter market support system. Given that the primary purpose of the scheme is to help support EU butter sales, the scheme does not cover other products which, in fact, compete with butter.

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