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EU Commission extends state aid for National Forestry Programme The European Commission has agreed to an extension of the state aid approval for Ireland’s National Forestry Programme for 2021. Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) with responsibility for forestry, Pippa Hackett has acknowledged the importance of the extension. “This is good news which will provide assurance to those who wish to apply for grants under the current forestry programme,�...

Minister Pippa Hackett welcomes extension of state aid for National Forestry Programme The Minister of State in the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with responsibility for Forestry, Senator Pippa Hackett has welcomed the news that the EU Commission has agreed to an extension of the state aid approval for the Ireland’s National Forestry Programme for 2021. Acknowledging the importance of the extension, the Minister said, “This is good news which will provide assurance to those...

Forestry payments worth €29.5m flow to owners 2021-01-11

The Government last week announced its most radical plan to reduce the environmental footprint of Irish farms. It comes after the Programme for Government, and the recently published Climate Action Amendment Bill 2020, sets outs the objective to achieve a ‘climate neutral economy’ which balances emissions and removals within the State by the end of 2050 and in subsequent years. Farm organisations have reacted angrily to the plans highlighting that food prices remain low despite more regulat...