Environment
The National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) is currently seeking tenders for a project to monitor and survey the freshwater pearl mussel.
The Pearl Mussel Project (PMP) paid out a total of €1 million in payments to farmers as it came to an end in 2023.
The average payment made to the almost 500 farmers taking part in the Pearl Mussel Project (PMP) increased to €4,800 this year.
The average payment to farmers taking part in the Pearl Mussel Project (PMP) was €3,500 this year, the manager of the scheme has said.
Noonan has formally launched the socioeconomic evaluation of KerryLIFE, an agri-environmental initiative that operated between 2014 and 2020.