Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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202. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has or intends to apply for European Union co-financing under EU Promotion Regulations published on 30 January 2023; his timeline to do so; the topics under which he is applying and the projects the funding is intended to support; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10344/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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I advise the Deputy that EU Funding is made available annually on a competitive basis to eligible bodies in the Member States for the generic promotion of the quality, safety, nutrition or production methods of EU Agricultural Products under EU Regulation 1144/2014.

The types of bodies established in the Member States who are eligible to apply are set down in the Regulations.

Applications may be submitted by these bodies only, directly (via a portal), to the EU agency (REA) Research Executive Agency by 21st April 2023. Consequently applications are not submitted by my Department.

Member State co-funding is not possible, rather the provision of the total funding is divided between the EU and industry in percentages set out in the Regulation.