Malcolm Byrne (Wicklow-Wexford, Fianna Fail)
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454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures in place to mitigate the impact of extreme weather events on agricultural output. [67039/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department has provided assistance to farmers on many occasions over the years where they have been badly affected by severe weather events. The Fodder Transport Measure and assistance to farmers in the Shannon Callows, Shass Mountain and most recently in the Cooley Peninsula are just some of the examples where my Department has provided such assistance.

In the aftermath of Storm Éowyn my Department has assisted farmers through the TAMS programme for onsite generators and replacement of farm buildings which have been partially damaged.

In February this year, I announced €32.4 million of payments under the Tillage and Horticulture Support Scheme, which was Government’s response to the difficult position tillage and horticultural farmers found themselves in due to exceptionally poor weather and continued high input costs in the Spring of 2024.