Written answers

Tuesday, 12 December 2023

Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Agriculture Industry

Photo of Seán CanneySeán Canney (Galway East, Independent)
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598. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine what supports are available to co-operative marts which have to upgrade infrastructure to meet health and safety standards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54462/23]

Photo of Charlie McConalogueCharlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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There is no funding provided by my Department for the specific purpose of upgrading mart infrastructure to meet health and safety standards.

The support my Department provided in 2023 was for existing marts to upgrade their equipment following the introduction of mandatory electronic identification (EID) of cattle. The Mart EID Upgrade Scheme closed on 10th November 2023.

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