Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 17 September 2020
233. Deputy Johnny Mythen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the 548 applications for the beef finisher payment recorded outside the reference period will be included in the scheme. [24550/20]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Beef Finisher Payment scheme was launched on the 10th August 2020 to provide income support for farmers with beef finishing enterprises who have been impacted by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic.
There have been 28,095 applications submitted for the scheme with a further 548 applications submitted under appeal. While some of these are from farmers who slaughtered animals outside of the reference period they are not exclusively of that category. Each application under appeal will be assessed and their eligibility determined on a case by case basis. The applicants will be informed of the outcome and if they are still unhappy with the decision they have the right to appeal the matter to the Agriculture Appeals Office.
