502 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the difficulties facing farmers who are members of the An Bord Bia scheme but who do not receive the five cent per kg gratuity from the meat factories even though the meat factories receive 40 cent extra per kg from the supermarkets for beef sourced from An Bord Bia member farms; to acknowledge the costs to farmers of meeting An Bord Bia farm standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35860/10]

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502 Deputy Joe McHugh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food his views on the difficulties facing farmers who are members of the An Bord Bia scheme but who do not receive the five cent per kg gratuity from the meat factories even though the meat factories receive 40 cent extra per kg from the supermarkets for beef sourced from An Bord Bia member farms; to acknowledge the costs to farmers of meeting An Bord Bia farm standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35860/10]

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