Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 December 2020
650. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application by a person (details supplied) in County Kerry for the beef finisher scheme will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42917/20]
View answerThe Beef Finisher payment (BFP) is a one-off, Exchequer-funded grant aid scheme under the Covid 19 State Aid Temporary Framework. The objective of BFP was to provide support for beef finishing farms in Ireland which had been severely impacted by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
An application for the BFP was submitted by the person named on 6th September 2020 in respect of 31 animals. It is a requirement of the scheme that all applicants must have submitted a Basic Payment application for 2020. The person named had submitted his Basic Payment application but under a separate partnership number which has now been verified. As a result, the BFP application is now cleared and payment will issue shortly.
