The 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.
BEAM payments to date amount to €77.7m. The table below gives the breakdown by county and year.
COUNTY
|
2019 €
|
2020 €
|
Carlow
|
1,476,100
|
27,400
|
Cavan
|
2,493,280
|
63,920
|
Clare
|
2,527,940
|
32,600
|
Cork
|
7,311,800
|
224,480
|
Donegal
|
2,691,000
|
31,640
|
Dublin
|
311,420
|
4,220
|
Galway
|
5,374,340
|
91,780
|
Kerry
|
2,011,140
|
15,420
|
Kildare
|
2,226,480
|
59,820
|
Kilkenny
|
3,443,080
|
106,420
|
Laois
|
3,718,560
|
82,660
|
Leitrim
|
695,980
|
6,420
|
Limerick
|
3,519,440
|
113,640
|
Longford
|
1,783,640
|
27,360
|
Louth
|
1,224,200
|
21,860
|
Mayo
|
3,504,580
|
70,360
|
Meath
|
3,695,740
|
125,420
|
Monaghan
|
3,197,020
|
83,220
|
Offaly
|
3,738,940
|
100,700
|
Roscommon
|
3,501,080
|
75,320
|
Sligo
|
1,171,020
|
21,240
|
Tipperary
|
6,774,380
|
213,240
|
Waterford
|
1,851,980
|
48,240
|
Westmeath
|
3,086,320
|
93,640
|
Wexford
|
3,255,720
|
56,200
|
Wicklow
|
1,303,520
|
35,320
|