Pigmeat Recall Scheme pushes department expenditure to €3.3bn

TOTAL expenditure by his department in support of agriculture, fisheries and food will amount to over €3.3 billion this year, Minister Brendan Smith has disclosed.

The figure is comprised of the department’s e1.9bn budget allocation and European Union funding of e1.4bn.

His department’s allocation represents an increase of e182 million on the amount provided in last October’s budget.