Agri-Business
There are no plans to amend the eligibility criteria for the fuel support scheme at this point to include HVO, Minister Martin Heydon has said.
Minister Heydon has confirmed the extension of fuel supports to farmers, contractors, specialist horticulturalists and fishers.
Schemes
Members of the government are set to be briefed on new schemes to offset the costs of fuel and fertiliser for farmers today.
Rural Life
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has outlined some of the initial details of an upcoming fertiliser support scheme.
The Fuel Income Support Scheme will be extended to cover a further five month period in 2026, Minister Jack Chambers has said.
Macra is calling on the government to double the fuel support payment to 40c/L for all farmers and agricultural contractors.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has issued over €182 million this week in various farm scheme payments.
Over €2.3 million has been paid out in farm schemes this week, according to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Fuel
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on payments made under the Fuel Income Support Scheme.
Fuel support scheme
Payments made under the Fuel Income Support Scheme now stand at €24.1 million, the Department of Agriculture confirmed.
Tillage
The Irish Grain Growers Group (IGGG) is urging government to support the tillage sector.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said it is focused on ensuring all valid Fuel Income Support Scheme claims are "paid in a timely manner"
The Fuel Income Support Scheme has "failed to recognise" periods of heaviest fuel usage, the ICMSA said.
The minister has said that payments have started under the fuel scheme, with the final figure for payment expected at around €27 million.
Independent TD for Offaly Carol Nolan has welcomed confirmation that late applications are being accepted for the Fuel Income Support Scheme.
The Department of Agriculture (DAFM) said payments under the Fuel Income Support Scheme are expected to begin in the coming weeks.
The European Commission has formally approved the Irish government's €85 million Fuel Income Support Scheme.
Around 2,000 applications have been made by contractors for the Fuel Income Support Scheme, the Department of Agriculture said.
Over 32,000 farmers applied for the Fuel Income Support Scheme, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon has confirmed.
Teagasc is strongly advising all tillage farmers and contractors to apply for the Fuel Income Support Scheme.
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has issued an update on the Fuel Income Support Scheme.
The Fuel Income Support Scheme has been introduced as an income support to assist farmers and agricultural/forestry contractors.
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon, has announced the opening of a Fuel Income Support Scheme.
