Pat Rabbitte
Ceist:32 Mr. Rabbitte asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the investigation, if any, which has been carried out by his Department into reports of a major fraud involving the payment of ewe premiums in the west; if so, the outcome of this investigation; the steps, if any, which are being taken to prevent similar abuses in the future; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23206/97]