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The Brexit Adjustment Reserve (BAR) fund aims to provide financial support to the Member States, regions and sectors most affected by Brexit to deal with the adverse economic, social, territorial and, where appropriate, environmental consequences. Ireland, as the Member State most affected, has received a significant allocation of over €1 billion, or just over 20% of the entire Reserve.
The Designated Body for managing and deciding on the Reserve in Ireland is the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform (DPER) and it is co-ordinating Ireland’s overall policy position on the BAR. The eligibility criteria set by the EU to qualify expenditure under the Reserve are stringent, and any proposed expenditure must demonstrate a direct link to negative impacts arising from Brexit.
In its report in October 2021, the Seafood Taskforce made sixteen recommendations to leverage BAR funding to support the seafood sector and coastal communities respond to the challenges posed by Brexit. Report of the Seafood Taskforce
Based on these recommendations, under the oversight of the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine (DAFM) a number of support schemes were implemented by BIM in line with DPER and EU eligibility requirements. A ‘Summary of Payments’ is given in the table below. Individual support scheme payment details, by county / beneficiary, are located under ‘Summary of Payments’ table.
Scheme Name |
No. of Grantees |
2022 Paid(€) |
2023 Paid(€) |
2024 Paid(€) |
Total Paid(€) |
| Brexit Processing Capital Support Scheme | 44 | 29,576,446 | 855,436 | 30,431,882 | |
| Brexit Blue Economy Enterprise Development Scheme | 303 | 13,184,708 | 246,109 | 13,430,817 | |
| Brexit Sustainable Aquaculture Growth Scheme | 73 | 182,762 | 4,052,510 | 74,708 | 4,309,980 |
| Brexit Inshore Business Model Adjustment Scheme | 833 | 2,688,600 | 2,437,000 | 5,105,600 | |
| Brexit Temporary Fleet Tie-up Scheme | 149 | 27,935,700 | 923,000 | 28,858,900 | |
| Brexit Fisheries Co-operatives Transition Scheme | 4 | 402,916 | 1,227,815 | 78,931 | 1,709,663 |
| Brexit Voluntary Permanent Cessation Scheme | 32 | 59,312,818 | 59,312,818 | ||
| Brexit Off-Register Capacity Buy-out Scheme | 21 | 2,580,057 | 2,580,057 | ||
| Brexit Process Liquidity Scheme | 37 | 6,990,962 | 6,990,962 | ||
| Brexit Pelagic Liquidity Scheme | 45 | 24,940,105 | 24,940,105 | ||
| Brexit Scallop Liquidity Scheme | 5 | 264,000 | 288,000 | 552,000 | |
| Total | 1,546 | 31,189,978 | 134,489,622 | 1,543,184 | 178,222,784 |
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