Rural Life
Number of farmers applying to farm assist falls (€88.4m paid out last year)
The number of farmers applying to Farm Assist has fallen since 2012, new figures from the Department of Social Protection...
Farm Assist
Agri-Business
Budget changes to Farm Assist save the Government €10m a year
Changes made in the Budgets of 2012 and 2013 to the Farm Assist scheme saw the Government save over €10m...
Agri-Business
'When was the last time you were on a farm?'- Burton criticised over farm assist changes
The Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton came in for some severe criticism in the Dail this week over recent...
Agri-Business
No plans to change Farm Assist criteria - Burton
There are no plans to change the current criteria for accessing Farm Sssist applications, according to the Minister for Social...
Agri-Business
9,400 farmers will claim farm assist every week this year
The Department of Social Protection has estimated that an average of 9,400 farmers per week will claim farm assist this...
Agri-Business
Numbers claiming Farm Assist fall by 10%
The number of farmers who claimed Farm Assist in March fell by over 10% compared to the same month last...
Agri-Business
Five farmers overpaid farm assist to the tune of €580,000
In 2013, 377 overpayments were made on the Farm Assist scheme with a total value of €2.9 million, giving an...
Agri-Business
Goverment to spend €91m Farm Assist payments in 2014
According to the Minister for Social Protection Joan Burton this year the Department will spend approximately €91.6 million on the...
