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Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme Data

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 28 February 2019

Thursday, 28 February 2019

Questions (193, 194)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

193. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications to the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme by the closing deadline by county in tabular form; and if the deadline will be extended to allow more applications from suckler farmers. [10182/19]

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Charlie McConalogue

Question:

194. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of cows registered with the beef environmental efficiency pilot scheme by the closing deadline by county in tabular form. [10183/19]

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Written answers

I propose to take Questions Nos. 193 and 194 together.

Applications from 18,536 herd owners have been received for the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot. As calves born up until 30 June 2019 are eligible, a final figure for eligible calves is not yet available.

I have not extended the deadline for applications. An application window of three weeks was provided for the initial expression of interest. The Pilot was designed to be as accessible to farmers as possible. The application process was straightforward and the pilot contains only one measure. I expect that all of the available funding will be utilised.

The Breakdown by county of applications of expressions of interest can be seen in the table below:

County

Number of applications

Carlow

259

Cavan

887

Clare

1,453

Cork

1,365

Donegal

888

Dublin

53

Galway

2,015

Kerry

948

Kildare

212

Kilkenny

509

Laois

497

Leitrim

626

Limerick

594

Longford

554

Louth

175

Mayo

1,739

Meath

441

Monaghan

624

Offaly

450

Roscommon

1,094

Sligo

780

Tipperary

818

Waterford

277

Westmeath

582

Wexford

448

Wicklow

305

Total

18,593

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