Martin Heydon: “The current situation is adding costs on affected farms and I would encourage farmers to engage with their banks…”

We have seen a strong response to the Fuel Income Support Scheme among farmers and contractors to date including a large number of applications received over the weekend and the past two days.

Farm payments are a critical element of farmers' income. The increase in the advance payment rate will assist farmers with cash flow, which is of critical importance, particularly to those farmers who are experiencing higher costs at…

The call from farm organisations for additional supports will be considered when the full picture is available and in the context of Budget 2027.

The decision taken today by the Taoiseach and the Tánaiste and Minister Canney, which will be confirmed by the Dáil next week is to pause those reinstatements for the first of September and first of October due to the ongoing geopolitical…