David Cullinane (Waterford, Sinn Fein)
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2052. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total Covid-19-related spend in 2020 by his Department, agency and budget line item; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16270/21]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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My Department’s COVID-19 related expenditure in 2020 comprised spending on new schemes providing stimulus support measures and increased administration spending on COVID-related costs.

Under the COVID-19 Stimulus Beef Finisher Scheme, €46.6 million was paid to beef farmers.  The Department also allocated €2.7 million to the SBCI Working Capital Scheme.  Under the Seafood programme, €1.3 million was spent on the COVID-19 Stimulus measure under Subhead D.3.8.

In addition, there was COVD-related spending in a number of administration areas, including on items such as PPE materials and IT costs related to remote working arrangements.