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
|