Written answers
Tuesday, 13 February 2024
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Brexit Supports
Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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499. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding his Department has received under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve fund, disaggregated by the year funding was expended and scheme title of eligible measures, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6429/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The list of financial allocations and expenditure under the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) Fund from my Department for each of the years 2021, 2022 and 2023 is set out below.
Ultimately the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform will determine which schemes form part of Ireland’s BAR claim which is due to be submitted in September 2024.
| Sector/Scheme | 2021 BAR Allocation €000 | 2021 BAR Expenditure €000 |
|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | 70 | 70 |
| Marketing and Processing | 7,000 | 0 |
| Fisheries | 12,000 | 10,000 |
| Total | 19,070 | 10,070 |
| Sector/Scheme | 2022 BAR Allocation €000 | 2022 BAR Expenditure €000 |
|---|---|---|
| Horticulture | 1,500 | 1,410 |
| Marketing and Processing | 5,300 | 4,076 |
| Fisheries | 33,200 | 22,615 |
| Total | 40,000 | 28,101 |
| Sector/Scheme | 2023 BAR Allocation €000 | 2023 BAR Provisional Expenditure €000 |
|---|---|---|
| Meat and Bone Meal Disposal | 16,000 | 16,071 |
| Horticulture | 9,850 | 4,706 |
| Organic Promotion | 1,500 | 1,474 |
| Beef | 31,000 | 31,247 |
| Marketing and Processing | 5,500 | 8,756 |
| Equine Supports | 1,000 | 934 |
| Fisheries | 186,150 | 182,045 |
| Development of Border Inspection Post at Rosslare Europort (paid to the Office of Public Works) | 63,906 | 63,906 |
| Total | 314,906 | 309,139 |
Thomas Pringle (Donegal, Independent)
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500. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount of funding granted to Donegal businesses through the Brexit Adjustment Reserve fund, disaggregated by the year funding was expended and scheme title of eligible measures; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6431/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) fund aimed to provide financial support to those most affected by Brexit in order to deal with the adverse economic, social, territorial and, where appropriate, environmental consequences of the United Kingdom's withdrawal from the European Union. Ireland, as the Member State most affected, received a significant allocation.
In line with the recommendations of the Seafood Task Force, I launched 16 schemes with a combined budget allocation of €305.5m in supports to fishers, to the aquaculture sector, to fish processors and to operators in the blue economy around our coastal communities.
In line with the terms and conditions of BAR funded schemes, lists of beneficiaries including county details are published online by Bord Iascaigh Mhara at the following link
bim.ie/brexit-hub/the-brexit-adjustment-reserve-fund/.
To date beneficiaries in Donegal have received €30,923,158 in BAR supports administered through BIM and listed on their website and Donegal County Council has received €17,678,279 in support under the Brexit Adjustment Local Authority Marine Infrastructure Scheme.
Further updated beneficiary listings are anticipated under the Brexit Pelagic Fisheries Support Scheme and the Brexit Fish processor Transition Scheme.
Current details of grant expenditure to 2023 is set out in tabular format:
| Scheme | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brexit Sustainable Aquaculture Scheme | €424,664 | ||
| Brexit Processing Capital Support Scheme | €17,544,697 | ||
| Brexit Off-register Capacity Buy-out Scheme | €373,485 | ||
| Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme | €5,550,895 | ||
| Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme 2023 | €407,800 | ||
| Brexit Inshore Fisheries Business Model Adjustment Scheme 2022 | €370,300 | ||
| Brexit Blue Economy Enterprise Development Scheme | €2,677,927 | ||
| Brexit Fisheries Cooperative Transition Scheme 2023 | €209,846 | ||
| Brexit Fisheries Cooperative Transition Scheme 2022 | €171,241 | ||
| Brexit Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme 2021 | €1,121,700 | ||
| Brexit Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme 2022 | €2,070,600 | ||
| Totals | €1,121,700 | €2,612,141 | €27,189,314 |
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