Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 June 2020
602. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an application by a person (details supplied) for the BEAM scheme 2019 will be considered; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12210/20]
View answerThe objective of the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) is to provide temporary exceptional adjustment aid to farmers in the beef sector in Ireland subject to the conditions set out in EU Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1132. BEAM is funded by a combination of EU aid and Exchequer support, provided in light of the difficult circumstances that Irish beef farmers have been facing as a result of market volatility and uncertainty. Applications for BEAM were accepted from 19th August to 20th September 2019.
An application was submitted under appeal by the person named on the 19th August 2019 as they believed they had animals eligible for payment under the scheme. The tag numbers provided by the person named as part of the appeal were reviewed by staff from my Department and it was found that they did not meet the eligibility criteria for payment under the scheme.
A letter detailing this decision issued to the person named on the 7th October 2019. This letter also informed them of their right to appeal this outcome to the Agriculture Appeals Office. To date. no such appeal has been received.
