![]() Mr Biggins emphasised the need for swift and full payment for all applicants to the National Liming Programme, and for its rollover and increased budget in 2024, to meet the enormous interest among farmers. ![]() Mr Biggins also said the opening of a national suckler scheme to replace BEEP-s is needed, and the provision for this scheme in next year’s budgetary allocation.ĭetailed proposals were also put forward by the IFA for €100 calf rearing and beef sustainability payments and supports for tillage farmers who are facing a very difficult year. IFA rural development chairman Michael Biggins raised with the minister the need for additional funding to be made available for all applicants in tranche 2 of ACRES to be accepted and the need for all applicants to be paid in full in the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme. The issue of 0% Vat on all non-oral animal medicines and vaccines was also raised and the minister told the IFA that this is something that he will look at. "The minister also said he was committed to working with the Minister for Finance to 'fix' the Zoned Residential Land Tax issue for actively farmed land." ![]() "The minister was clear that the Government is committed to reliefs that are in place and that he was not aware of any proposals within Government to reduce them or curtail them," Ms McDonagh said. IFA farm business chairwoman Rose Mary McDonagh said that the minister must ensure all agri-tax reliefs are renewed.
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