Written answers
Tuesday, 21 July 2020
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Beef Environmental Efficiency Scheme
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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529. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of late applicants to the BEEP-S scheme by county, in tabular form; the number within these applications that have been accepted, rejected or are outstanding, respectively; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17166/20]
Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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The objective of the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme – Suckler is to further increase economic and environmental efficiency in the suckler herd through better quality data on herd performance, supporting decision making on farm and support of best practice in welfare management.
The scheme opened on 12th March 2020 and the closing date for receipt of applications was 15thMay 2020. Applications were made via my Department’s online application system at www.agfood.ie. More than 27,000 applications were received on time.
The table below sets out the position in relation to late applications to this programme.
| County | Total Received | Total Accepted | Total Rejected | Total Pending |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Clare | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Cork | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Donegal | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Galway | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Kerry | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Kildare | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Kilkenny | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Laois | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leitrim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Limerick | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mayo | 15 | 4 | 10 | 1 |
| Meath | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Roscommon | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Offaly | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sligo | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| Tipperary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Westmeath | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Wicklow | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 83 | 22 | 51 | 10 |
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