Written answers

Wednesday, 14 July 2021

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Schemes

Photo of Matt CarthyMatt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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474. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of funding allocated to and drawn down under the beef data genomics programme 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38540/21]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) provides Irish beef farmers with up to €300 million in funding over the course of the Rural Development Programme (RDP). BDGP I ran from 2015 to 31 December 2020 with a second tranche, BDGP II commencing in 2017 and which will run until 31 December 2022.

In 2019, €43,402,000 was paid out of a total allocation of €46,487,000.

In 2020, €41,687,000 was paid out of total allocation of €44,487,000.

The budget for 2021 included over €40 million for the extension of BDGP I during the 2021 transition year.

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