Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 11 July 2023
588. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a full list of the individual projects/schemes funded under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve Fund spend of €271 million by his Department; the amount of funding allocated in each case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34373/23]
View answerThe list of financial allocations from my Department under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) Fund for each of the years 2022 and 2023 is set out below.
Table 1 2022 BAR Allocation
|
Sector/Scheme |
2022 BAR Allocation €000 |
|
Sector/Scheme |
2022 BAR Allocation €000 |
|
Horticulture |
1,500 |
|
Marketing and Processing |
5,300 |
|
Fisheries |
33,200 |
|
Total |
40,000 |
Table 2 2023 BAR Allocation
|
Sector/Scheme |
2023 BAR Allocation €000 |
|
Sector/Scheme |
2023 BAR Allocation €000 |
|
Meat and Bone Meal Disposal |
20,000 |
|
Horticulture |
9,850 |
|
Beef |
28,000 |
|
Marketing and Processing |
17,000 |
|
Equine Supports |
1,000 |
|
Fisheries |
162,150 |
|
Total |
238,000 |
My Department is working closely with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to maximise the funding from BAR that is available to the various areas within the agri-food sector. Ultimately the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform will determine which schemes form part of Ireland’s BAR claim which is due to be submitted in September 2024
