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The Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed has extended the closing date for the Beef Exceptional Aid Measure (BEAM) to midnight on Sunday 15 September.
The online application process was opened on 19 August and had originally been set to close on Sunday 8 September.
The extension to the application process is hoped to encourage the remaining 50,000 eligible farmers to apply.
20,000 applications
Minister Creed confirmed “20,000 farmers have already submitted their applications, but there are over 70,000 farmers who are potentially eligible for a payment.
"I want to ensure that my Department is in a position to make payments to applicants at the earliest possible date.”
In addition to the deadline extension, the Minister also announced a number of online clinics that his Department will be providing in the run-up to the closing date.
“These clinics proved very popular with farmers for BPS and I am happy to announce that the same service is being extended for BEAM.”
For a list of the clinic locations and dates, click here.
The Department offices in Portlaoise, Co Laois, will have a team available to meet with farmers every weekday from now until the BEAM closing date.
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