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Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2024-04-01): The peace process in Northern Ireland has been receiving financial support from the EU since 1989, through both EU regional policy and EU contributions to the International Fund for Ireland (IFI). [...] In the 2021-2027 period, the EU will finance the PEACE PLUS programme with EUR 235 million from the European Territorial Cooperation allocation of the ERDF. Along with the UK’s financial contribution and additional national co-financing from Ireland and Northern Ireland, the PEACE PLUS programme will provide a total investment of EUR 1.1 billion. [...] In its resolution of 11 September 2018 on the impact of EU cohesion policy on Northern Ireland, Parliament made note of the Commission’s proposal to continue the PEACE and Interreg programmes, as well as the UK position paper of April 2018 on the future of cohesion policy, in which the UK stated its willingness to explore a potential successor to PEACE IV with the Northern Ireland Executive, the Irish Government and the EU. Parliament considered that EU support for territorial cooperation, especially regarding cross-border and cross-community projects, should be continued in view of the achievements of the special EU cohesion programmes for Northern Ireland, namely the PEACE and Interreg programmes, which are particularly important for the stability of the region.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2023-09-23): Taoiseach Leo Varadkar is in Belfast today (Monday) to announce €1.14 billion in funding through PEACEPLUS, a new EU programme to build reconciliation and greater prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. [...] PEACEPLUS is a new €1.14 billion EU funding programme, designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. Consolidating on the legacy of the Good Friday Agreement and the achievements of the 23,000 projects funded through PEACE and INTERREG Programmes over the past 25 years, PEACEPLUS will deliver investment across six key themes designed to ensure the continued economic, social, and environmental development of Northern Ireland and the six border counties. Development and management of EU North South programmes is the responsibility of the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), a North South Implementation Body established under the Good Friday Agreement. The SEUPB is headquartered in Belfast, with smaller offices in Omagh and Monaghan, and is jointly sponsored by the Department of Public Expenditure, NDP Delivery and Reform in Ireland and the Department of Finance in Northern Ireland.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2024-01-01): EU and UK to unveil €1bn in N Ireland funding to boost reconciliation was Dkr4188 now Dkr1999 for your first year, equivalent to Dkr166.58 per month. Make up your own mind. Build robust opinions with the FT’s trusted journalism. Take this offer before 24 October.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2021-10-18): Northern Ireland 'losing out on tens of millions of EU funding' Northern Ireland is losing out on tens of millions of pounds with the end of funding which had previously come from the EU, the finance minister has said.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2022-07-13): Together with the UK's financial commitment and additional national co-financing from Ireland and Northern Ireland, this will result in a total investment of €1.1 billion in peace and prosperity on the island of Ireland. Vice-President for Inter-institutional Relations and Foresight, Maroš Šefčovič, said: "The EU has proven time and again its commitment to the Good Friday (Belfast) Agreement. Today is another concrete example of that support – together with the Irish and British governments, the new PEACE PLUS programme will provide around €1 billion to Northern Ireland and the border counties. Preserving the hard-earned gains of the peace process will always be of paramount importance to all Europeans." Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, added: "Since 1995, the EU has been committed to make a constructive contribution to the peace process. The new ambitious PEACE PLUS, the largest ever cross-border cooperation programme in the island, is built on the same principles of partnership that have made the past PEACE programmes effective instruments for cooperation and peace building. We invite partners in Ireland and Northern Ireland to continue their work to achieve our shared ambitions for reconciliation, peace and prosperity."
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2023-09-11): The funding programme – Peaceplus – amounts to 1.14 billion euro (around £978 million) and is designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland. [...] "The UK Government is pleased to support the Special EU Programme Body’s work in this area, providing over £730 million in funding. The Government is committed to helping Northern Ireland to reach its full potential as a prosperous and stable part of the United Kingdom." [...] "It’s a real pleasure to be here in Belfast to formally launch the Peaceplus programme. With record funding of 1.1 billion euro, Peaceplus is an unprecedented investment by the EU, the UK, Ireland and Northern Ireland in reconciliation and cross-border co-operation, helping to build peace and promote prosperity on the island," Mr Varadkar said.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Britain and the EU adopt post-Brexit deal on Northern Ireland was Dkr4188 now Dkr1999 for your first year, equivalent to Dkr166.58 per month. Make up your own mind. Build robust opinions with the FT’s trusted journalism. Take this offer before 24 October.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2024-10-07): STATE AID - Commission approves €500 million Romanian State aid scheme to support investments in biofuel production capacity to foster the transition to a net-zero economy (SA.115993) - Midday Express - Answer given by Executive Vice-President Vestager to a MEP written question - Acciaierie d’Italia (formerly ILVA): state aid, environmental compatibility protecting public health
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2020-02-01): The EU OCT partnership is underpinned by €500 million of available support for the period 2021-2027 allocated as follows:
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2019-05-08): An anti-Brexit election battle bus highlighting the millions of euros transferred from Europe to Northern Ireland to support peace has been launched. [...] It said the EU sent 500 million euros a year to Northern Ireland in peace process funding and other initiatives.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2024-10-03): In February 2024, the Government confirmed a commitment of €600 million towards the A5 North-West transport corridor. [...] The Government approved a contribution of up to €50 million through the Shared Island Fund to contribute to construction of a redeveloped Casement Park in Belfast as a landmark sports infrastructure project. [...] On 10 June 2023, the Government committed up to €44.5m from the Shared Island Fund to construction of a new teaching and student services building at Ulster University’s campus in Derry. This implements the Government’s commitment under the New Decade, New Approach agreement to capital investment in the campus to expand higher education provision in the North West region.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2020-03-20): V. Measures to support SMEs3 include but not limited to: (a) The Restart Grant for Enterprises ( €550 million); (b) Waiver of commercial rates; (c) Credit Guarantee Scheme: 80% gov’t guarantee for a wide range of credit products from €10,000 to €1 million up to a maximum term of 6 years; (d) MicroFinance Ireland and the Local Enterprise Measures: a package of liquidity and enterprise investment measures worth €55 million to reduce lending rate for micro and small businesses; (e) The Future Growth Loan Scheme (€500 million) with the European Investment Bank Group, so businesses with up to 499 employees can invest for the longer-term at competitive rates. [...] The existing scheme for state guaranteed bank loans to SMEs has been expanded by EUR 500 million (1 percent of GDP) and a new EUR 500 million scheme for vulnerable companies has been established.
Claim: The EU sends Northern Ireland €500 million a year (SDLP leader, Colum Eastwood, 2019-05-08)
Evidence (2023-06-21): We still don’t know whether the UK will participate fully in the EU’s prestigious €96 billion Horizon Europe programme, two years after its launch. A predecessor scheme brought €870 million to Scotland between 2014 and 2020, fuelling cutting edge research across our world leading universities. Ongoing uncertainty is impacting the Scottish research sector’s stability, capacity, and competitiveness in international research and innovation.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2018-10-22): This claim is accurate. According to recent survey reports. For adults aged 19 to 64 years, the mean consumption in Northern Ireland was 82 grams per day, compared to 71 grams for all of the UK; yet for Ireland the figure is 108 grams (adults aged 18 to 64 years).
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2022-03-02): In a BBC Radio Ulster discussion on the lunchtime Talkback show on 22 October 2018 about flexitarianism — a diet where you only eat meat a few times each week — Malachái O’Hara (Green Party) made the claim (at 40:58): "We eat the most meat in the UK". Dietitian Kate McCulla added weight to this claim (at 45:24), saying: "Meat is very much a part of our culture; we do eat more red meat here than in the rest of the UK". [...] Its report states that "red and processed meat consumption was higher in Northern Ireland compared with the UK in all age/sex groups, and reached statistical significance in all age/sex groups except for adults aged 65 years and over". On the other hand, the mean daily consumption of fish and vegetables in Northern Ireland was significantly lower within the UK. [...] Note that the mean of daily grams of meat for Northern Ireland adults (aged 19-64 years) is 121g (82g of red meat plus 39g of white meat) and for UK adults 109g (71g plus 38g of white meat) for 2008-2012, and so would be classified as "high meat-eaters".
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2022-03-04): NI red meat consumption stable, but concern for female groups [...] "It is also pleasing to see that red meat consumption in the UK is within the recommended guidelines, and we can focus on encouraging consumers to continue choosing Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured beef and lamb, as a world class product." COVID-19 brought about many lifestyle changes, with the NDNS report highlighting that since the start of the pandemic 59% of households reported that they had cooked at home more.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2015-11-16): Northern Ireland agri-food sector publications
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2024-10-09): The received wisdom is that life is cheaper in the North. Saturday afternoons in Newry still bring shoppers from the south in pursuit of a good bargain. [...] At South-West Belfast Foodbank, manager Edel Diamond has seen a change in the profile of some people coming to it for help. [...] At 24%, child poverty is on the rise in Northern Ireland, although it’s lower than the UK as a whole.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2022-02-25): Michael Bell from the Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) made a similar remark, in his testimony to the EU Environment Subcommittee at the House of Commons on 24 June 2020: "… Northern Ireland feeds a fair amount of Great Britain (output is the equivalent of 10 million meals)" and "… Northern Ireland feeds the equivalent of 10m people." [...] DAERA officials estimated that in 2019, the Northern Ireland agricultural sector produced an estimated 182,000 tons of edible protein that would meet the needs of the equivalent of 10m people. They used NISRA’s Statistical Review of Northern Ireland Agriculture 2019, which reports on physical output rather than the finances of consumption. [...] The statements made about Northern Ireland food production in 2020 and 2021 were made in response to public concern about local food supply chains during the pandemic. While DAERA officials calculated that the Northern Ireland agricultural sector produced enough protein to meet the needs of 10m adults, this is not the whole nutritional story. An alternative dietary energy approach suggests that Northern Ireland agriculture produces the estimated energy needs of 4.7m adults, which is still greater than the estimated population of 1.9m people in Northern Ireland (mid-2019).
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2021-04-18): Economic comparisons between Northern Ireland and the Republic are few and far between. For some reason, perhaps because of the zero-sum politics involved, we tend to shy away from benchmarking the North's economy with the Republic's or vice versa. The North is typically compared with the rest of the UK while the Republic is viewed in the context of EU norms and averages. [...] The gap was primarily down to higher levels of government consumption in Northern Ireland reflecting superior public services such as health. The Republic just also happened to be in the middle of postcrash EU-IMF bailout programme. [...] It found that productivity per head in the North had deteriorated relative to the rest of the UK in recent decades and even since the 1998 Belfast Agreement. Many commentators attribute the North’s low productivity to the Troubles, but its productivity had been waning prior to that period. That’s why it has become reliant on subvention from London. That wasn’t always the case. In 1935, Northern Ireland was a net contributor to the British exchequer.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2021-08-12): Specifically, where red meat is concerned, the regularity of beef purchasing in Northern Ireland has increased during 2021, compared to 2020. [...] LMC’s Lauren Patterson confirmed an extremely high level of awareness, where Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assured (NIFQA) beef and lamb are concerned. She said:The latest figures confirm that 80% of all consumers in Northern Ireland recognise the NIFQA logo. This is a notable uplift on previous years, with awareness strongest in the 25-65 age group."Encouragingly, 83% of consumers are aware of the NIFQA label on beef products, which is an increase on last year. Of these respondents, 90% were also aware of the ‘truth about beef’ campaign. "The significance of this relationship is extremely encouraging and it is promising to see that LMC marketing activities continue to positively impact a large proportion of our local consumers," she added. [...] Some three in five respondents agreed that the farm management protocols espoused by the Northern Ireland Farm Quality Assurance Scheme, resulted in NIFQA beef that was kind to the environment, increasing from 57% recorded last year. Patterson concluded: "Encouragingly, 82% of the people taking part in the survey regarded NIFQA beef as a high quality meat, while 75% felt that it is a naturally produced food. "These results are hugely reassuring with consumers showing outward support of our local NIFQA beef and lamb farmers, who should be proud to produce world class beef and lamb."
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2015-02-12): The diet of people in Northern Ireland is much worse than is typical in the UK, according to research by the Food Standards Agency in Northern Ireland. [...] The survey, co-funded by the Northern Ireland agency, the NI’s Department of Health, and Safefood, found that fruit and vegetable consumption in Northern Ireland was significantly lower than in the UK as a whole. [...] The study found that overall consumption of sugar, fizzy drinks, confectionery, chips, fried foods and meat tended to be higher in Northern Ireland than the rest of the UK.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2021-06-11): In November 2020, Boris Johnson declared that nothing could stop "the Great British sausage from making it to Belfast". This was in response to reports that the Protocol on Ireland-Northern Ireland, the agreement governing the trading relationship between Northern Ireland and the EU, would effectively ban sausages from being imported to Northern Ireland from the rest of the UK. Now, talks on how to solve this dispute are making little progress ahead of a key deadline, stoking fears of a "sausage war". [...] However, in December 2020 the EU and the UK agreed on a grace period, starting on January 1 and ending July 1 2021, during which chilled meat products from the rest of the UK could access the Northern Ireland market subject to certain conditions. [...] As things stand, chilled meat products from the rest of the UK would be barred from accessing the Northern Ireland market from July 2021 onwards. The UK has offered to unilaterally extend the grace period – but an extension would clearly be in breach of the legally-binding commitments the UK has made under the Protocol.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2021-12-07): Overall, we found each person worldwide ate, on average, 4.5 kilograms more meat per year in 2019 than in 2000. While we can’t say what’s behind the general choice to eat more meat, our study identifies some insightful trends. [...] Despite the growing evidence and awareness of the climate impact of our diets, we found the average amount of meat – beef, poultry, pork and sheep – a person ate each year increased from 29.5kg in 2000 to 34kg in 2019. [...] Meat consumption was largely left out of the debates at the international climate change summit in Glasgow, Scotland, last month. Our study makes it clear this omission is unacceptable.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2022-11-17): Peter Hannan is known as the Meat Merchant for a good reason – his life work is all about perfecting his award-winning products that include beef and lamb dry-aged in a Himalayan salt chamber – swoon. We were treated to three courses of endless Hannan meats at Belfast Bar and Grill, with the head chef using some innovative cooking techniques to show them off in all their glory. Cured ox-cheeks were given the sous vide treatment then finished on the grill, sporting an incredible deep ruby colour and gorgeous texture. Then there were sugar pit-cooked beef ribs, and chateaubriand. There was probably enough to generously feed 20; we were but eight. Such is the generosity of the Belfast people, I quickly came to realise. Hannan’s meats can be found in some of Northern Ireland’s top restaurants, as well as further afield – top London chef Mark Hix is a huge fan himself, using the exclusive Glenarm Shorthorn steaks throughout his restaurant group. And Fortnum & Mason’s have just got their hands on the goods too.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2024-08-08): Northern Ireland has been named Best Food Destination 2018/19 by the International Travel & Tourism Awards and it hasn’t taken me long to find out why. The region – already well known for world-class golf and Game of Thrones – is home to some outstanding produce and a growing number of creative food entrepreneurs. Food NI and Tourism NI, a huge effort is being made to promote the region’s food culture. The initiative really got going with Food NI’s Year of Food & Drink in 2016, and continues with gusto. Lengthy banners advertising produce greet you at the airport, and many producers recently descended on London’s Borough Market over this year’s St Patrick’s Day weekend. [...] The town is home to NearyNógs – Northern Ireland’s ‘first and only’ chocolate manufacturers – but my trip to Kilkeel was to visit Rooney Fish. Andrew Rooney is an oyster farmer and commercial fisher of langoustines, crabs and lobsters, all of which are bountiful here. His Millbay Oysters boast a higher meat yield than any you are likely to try, with pleasing notes of cucumber, grass and kelp.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2024-09-30): All meat products and some dairy products that are moving from Great Britain to Northern Ireland under NIRMS need to be individually labelled. You should read the descriptions of phase 1 products in this guidance. You can also look at the list of commodity codes that are in scope for phase 1. This list may change or be updated in the future. Any dairy product that is not included in this list must be labelled in Phase 2. [...] Individual labels are required on all prepacked meat, prepacked meat products, meat packed on sales premises, and some dairy products moving between Great Britain and Northern Ireland under NIRMS. [...] Retail premises must display posters in their stores, so that customers are aware that goods moved to Northern Ireland under NIRMS are intended for consumption in the United Kingdom and are not to be sold or consumed in the EU.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2023-09-11): - Those who eat the lowest amount of processed meat are likely to have a lower lifetime risk than the rest of the population – about 56 cases for every 1,000 people. - Of 1,000 people who eat the most processed meat, you’d expect 66 to go on to develop bowel cancer at some point in their lives – 10 more people than the group who eat the least processed meat. [...] Based on a range of health considerations, government advice is that people who eat more than 90g (cooked weight) of red and/or processed meat a day should cut down to 70g or less.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2024-01-15): Eating too much red and processed meat Many studies have shown that eating lots of red and processed meat increases the risk of bowel cancer. It is estimated that around 13 out of 100 bowel cancer cases (around 13%) in the UK are linked to eating these meats. [...] The government recommends that people eating more than 90g of red and processed meat a day should reduce it to 70g or less. 70g is the cooked weight. This is about the same as 2 sausages.
Claim: Northern Ireland eats more meat than in the rest of the UK. (Malachái O’Hara, 2018-10-22)
Evidence (2024-07-23): Eating lots of processed meat can increase the risk of bowel cancer.