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Dáil
‹ Ceisteanna—Questions. Oral Answers. - Meat Processing Plants.

New plants and established processors

Summary

Durkan questioned whether rising slaughterings and new factories could put established plants under pressure, asking about grant aid. Deasy said the cited 8% rise compared slaughterings so far that year with 1982.

I seem to have read somewhere that beef slaughterings have increased by 8 per cent in the last 12 months. One might conclude from that that perhaps some new factories may be opening up and putting some of the older extablished ones in jeopardy.

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Thomas J. Fitzpatrick An Ceann Comhairle Fine Gael

The Deputy is making a statement.

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Is there any possibility that grant aid might be given at this time to some of the new plants and as a result of that that some of the more established plants could be coming under pressure?

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I do not believe that is correct. The figure of 8 per cent referred to is a comparison between the numbers of slaughterings so far this year compared with 1982.

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