Ciarán Cannon (Galway East, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister, particularly for that clarification on the splitting of the bill between the business aspect of the energy consumption on the farm holding and the domestic aspect of it.

That is causing significant concern for many farmers. On the categorisation of eligible farmers, we have heard of many instances in the last few days of small retailers, butchers in particular, who have unusually large energy consumption. I assume that most of them are registered as sole traders. Indeed, any of our farmers who are registered either as tax-compliant businesses or sole traders will be eligible to access this scheme. Will the Minister clarify what exactly are the categories within which farmers can gain access to the scheme?

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