Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 November 2022
1290. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will provide start-up funding to a producer organisation once it is approved to enable it to perform its functions. [55150/22]
View answerSupport was provided under the current Rural Development Programme for prospective beef Producer Organsiations to engage a facilitator to help with recruitment and start-up activities. In recognition of the key role that Producer Organisations can play in strengthening the position of primary producers in the supply chain, I have enhanced the support for early-stage producer organisations in the incoming CAP Strategic Plan.
The CAP Strategic Plan provides for administrative and advisory support of up to €33,000 to newly established producer organisations in the Beef, Sheep, Fruit and Vegetable, Tillage, Potatoes and Amenity Plants sectors in their first three years.
