Figures released by the EU Commission this week show that 67 Irish agri food companies have received almost €18m in grants and subsidies from the state over the last 12 months. This is the first time these figures have become available following new EU rule introduced last year where businesses benefitting from state support must be identified publicly.

According to the EU Commission, the purpose of these new rules is to increase transparency of state support for companies and to ensure member states are not offering unfair incentives to businesses. Below is the list of companies ranked in order of the size of the grant or subsidy received.