Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020
874. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for BEEP payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36155/20]
View answerThe objective of BEEP was to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance supporting decision making on farm.
The 2019 budget allocated a total of €20 million for the Beef Environmental Efficiency Pilot (BEEP)
A total of 16,556 farmers participated in the pilot with payments totalling €15.4m.
