Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme Archives

Applications open for Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme 2

Charlie McConalogue, the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, has announced the opening of applications for the Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme 2 (PEPS2) as of 13 June, 2022. In announcing the scheme, Minister McConalogue said: “As I have consistently stated, our pig farmers are remarkably resilient, but I am acutely aware of the unprecedented challenges they are facing at present. Irish pig farmers, alongside others across the EU, are…

Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme has processed 75% of applications received

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue says that a total of 252 applications were received under the Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme (PEPS). Of this total 75% have since been processed for payment, McConalogue adds. This follows a parliamentary question posed by independent TD for Laois-Offaly, Deputy Carol Nolan regarding the announced support scheme for the pig sector. Applications for the Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme closed…

Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme open to pig farmers

Applications can now be made for funding via the one-off Pig Exceptional Payment Scheme (PEPS). Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue this week announced that pig farmers can apply for between €3,000 and €20,000. The notification sees some €7m worth of funding allocated to the Department of Agriculture by the national exchequer to cover the scheme. It is hoped that this will compensate farmers for the unprecedented drop in margins…