Holly Cairns (Cork South West, Social Democrats)
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1316. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide details of the total amounts distributed under the business model adjustment scheme for the inshore fleet. [55645/22]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme was developed in response to the recommendation by the Seafood Task Force for a deminimis short-term support scheme for the inshore sector to help it deal with the difficult trading conditions that have arisen because of Brexit.  It will also help the sector transition to longer-term restructuring measures. 

It operated over the January to March period and is closed since 31 March. The scheme was designed to assist inshore fishers to adjust their business and marketing plans to the post Brexit environment.  BIM provided four dedicated online training modules to participants and grant aid of up to €4,000 to help put into practice the learnings.  Applicants had to complete the training before payment could be made.  As of 3 November, some 785 successful applications from inshore fishers received total grant aid of €2.6 million and a breakdown of these payments is provided in the table below.