Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 22 November 2023
Select Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Estimates for Public Services 2023
Vote 30 - Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Supplementary)
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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That is the Enterprise Ireland capital investment scheme in the processing sector. We had allocated an expected spend of just over €30 million for this year. However, this scheme is demand-led and led by the number of applicants for it. It will, therefore, not be fully expended. Obviously, we allocated that as an opportunity. Some of it may carry into next year, but it is entirely demand-led. It is BAR funding going into the processing sector and is administered by Enterprise Ireland.