Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 12 December 2023
598. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports are available to co-operative marts which have to upgrade infrastructure to meet health and safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54462/23]
View answerThere is no funding provided by my Department for the specific purpose of upgrading mart infrastructure to meet health and safety standards.
The support my Department provided in 2023 was for existing marts to upgrade their equipment following the introduction of mandatory electronic identification (EID) of cattle. The Mart EID Upgrade Scheme closed on 10th November 2023.
