Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 30 April 2026
396. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently consider including a large-scale business and co-ops (details supplied), in the reliefs that support licensed agricultural/fishing contractors; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32417/26]
View answerMy Department is providing an income support scheme worth €100 million to assist farmers, farm and forestry contractors, and fishers, the details of which will be announced next week when the scheme opens for applications from farmers and farm/forestry contractors. A scheme administered through BIM will open shortly after for fishers.
Regarding farm/forestry contractors specifically, the scheme will operate on the basis of providing an income support related to historical use of marked gas oil in primary agricultural production on farms only.
