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.