Agriculture Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 29 June 2022

Wednesday, 29 June 2022

Questions (208)

Matt Carthy

Question:

208. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who participated in both the beef environmental efficiency programme - suckler and the beef data and genomics programme in 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34737/22]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Some 15,493 farmers have applied to participate in both the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme - Suckler (BEEP-S) and the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) for 2022.  Payments under the BDGP and BEEP-S schemes are scheduled to issue in December 2022.