The direct aid package for the dairy and pig sector comprised €13.7m of EU funding and a further €13.7m in matching national funding.
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Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney announced details of the direct aid package for the dairy and pig sectors worth €27.4m in December, with €1m set aside for pig farmers.
The Department said today it is “currently finalising details on the mechanism for distribution to the pig sector”.
Meanwhile, some 17,500 dairy farmers have so far received a payment of €1,395. The payment, made on a flat-rate basis, and was paid on 22 December. A small number of additional dairy farmers are still being processed.
“We are hoping to be in a position to finalise any remaining payments by the end of January,” a Department of Agriculture spokesperson said.
Support for farmers
The direct aid package for the dairy and pig sector comprised €13.7m of EU funding and a further €13.7m in matching national funding.
The Minister has also committed to a further €800 payment to those farmers who are successful applicants under the Young Farmers Scheme. This top-up will be paid when that scheme is finalised.
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Minister for Agriculture Simon Coveney announced details of the direct aid package for the dairy and pig sectors worth €27.4m in December, with €1m set aside for pig farmers.
The Department said today it is “currently finalising details on the mechanism for distribution to the pig sector”.
Meanwhile, some 17,500 dairy farmers have so far received a payment of €1,395. The payment, made on a flat-rate basis, and was paid on 22 December. A small number of additional dairy farmers are still being processed.
“We are hoping to be in a position to finalise any remaining payments by the end of January,” a Department of Agriculture spokesperson said.
Support for farmers
The direct aid package for the dairy and pig sector comprised €13.7m of EU funding and a further €13.7m in matching national funding.
The Minister has also committed to a further €800 payment to those farmers who are successful applicants under the Young Farmers Scheme. This top-up will be paid when that scheme is finalised.
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