Written answers
Tuesday, 4 July 2023
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Brexit Issues
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (Donegal, Sinn Fein)
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445. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a list of financial allocations from his Department under the Brexit adjustment reserve fund; the recipients and the purpose of the allocation for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023, in tabular form. [32045/23]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The list of financial allocations from my Department under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) Fund for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 is set out below.
Table 1 2021 BAR Allocation
| Sector/Scheme | 2021 BAR Allocation €000 | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | 70 | Bord Bia (mushroom promotion scheme) |
| Marketing and Processing | 7,000 | Enterprise Ireland (manage the scheme) |
| Fisheries | 12,000 | Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM manage the Brexit Temporary Tie-up Scheme) |
| Total | 19,070 |
Table 2 2022 BAR Allocation
| Sector/Scheme | 2022 BAR Allocation €000 | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | 1,500 | Bord Bia & Applicants under the Seed Potato scheme |
| Marketing and Processing | 5,300 | Enterprise Ireland (manage the scheme) |
| Fisheries | 33,200 | BIM (manage a number of the fishery sector schemes) |
| Total | 40,000 |
Table 3 2023 BAR Allocation
| Sector/Scheme | 2023 BAR Allocation €000 | Recipient |
|---|---|---|
| Meat and Bone Meal Disposal | 20,000 | To be determined |
| Horticulture | 9,850 | Horticulture Producers/Businesses |
| Beef | 28,000 | Beef Farmers |
| Marketing and Processing | 17,000 | Enterprise Ireland (manage the scheme) |
| Equine Supports | 1,000 | To be determined |
| Fisheries | 162,150 | BIM (manage a number of the fishery sector schemes), Local Authorities, Bord Bia |
| Total | 238,000 |
My Department is working closely with the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform to maximise the funding from BAR that is available to the various areas within the agri-food sector.
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