irish milk suppliers are to receive €11.5m from the €280m emergency aid package for the dairy sector, which was announced by the EU Commission in October. Clearance for the payments was given by member states last week and the money will be distributed according to production during the 2008/09 quota year. The cash must be [...]
IFA Deputy President Derek Deane said the decision by the EU Commission to grant Ireland Brucellosis-free status was welcome, but it was disappointing that the Minister for Agriculture has not returned the full €15m in cost reductions allowable to farmers. Mr Deane said, “the Minister’s announcement represents a missed opportunity to deliver significant savings to [...]
The EU Commission is taking back €2.4m in farm money which it claims was unduly spent by the Government.
In a ruling this week, Ireland is to be charged for what the Commission said were weaknesses in risk analysis, and the insufficient quality and quantity of physical checks within the export refunds scheme.
