The construction sector has also been included in the €505m package of supports
Farmers and contractors will have one month to apply for the fuel support scheme, which will open to them next week.
They’ll be able to get around 20 cent per litre or €200 per 1,000 litres of green diesel, based on their fuel usage from last year being verified.
There will be a minimum payment of €100, while the max rate will be decided by the number of applications.
The measure, which was announced after the fuel protests, will be backdated to the 1st of March and cover up to the end of July.
Meanwhile supports for the haulage sector will open for applications in the next ‘two or three weeks’, with the Government saying payment will be ‘prompt’ thereafter.
Agriculture Minister and Kildare South TD, Martin Heydon, says payments will be made to the sector by June:
Transport Minister Darragh O'Brien says the construction sector will also be included in the €505 million package of supports:
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