Michael Cahill (Kerry, Fianna Fail)
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448. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will simplify access for farmers and contractors who need to draw down funding from the €100 million fuel subsidy support scheme that was recently announced to help address rising fuel costs; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29429/26]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department is providing an income support scheme worth €100m to assist farmers, farm and forestry contractors, and fishers.

Details of the scheme are being intensively worked on at present and I will announce details in due course.

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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449. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will accept applications from members of the construction sector as part of the fuel support scheme. [29268/26]

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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450. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the evidence that will be required to show fuel consumption for 2025 as part of the fuel support scheme. [29269/26]

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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451. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the way in which farmers who purchase fuel at the pump for their tractor and do not keep receipts will be able to access the fuel support scheme. [29270/26]

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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452. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the fuel support scheme will open for applications. [29271/26]

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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453. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will make advance payments, monthly payments or one lump sum payment to those successful applicants of the fuel support scheme. [29272/26]

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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454. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department will be basing fuel consumption for 2025 on the whole 12 months or on specific months. [29273/26]

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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455. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be a maximum limit to the amount of financial support that one can receive from the fuel support scheme. [29274/26]

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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456. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any exceptions in the fuel support scheme, for people who may have expanded their business in 2026 and consequently are using a higher volume of fuel this year compared to 2025. [29275/26]

Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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457. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if people who are not tax compliant due to the current financial pressure from the fuel crisis be accepted into the fuel support scheme. [29276/26]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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My Department is providing an income support scheme worth €100m to assist farmers, farm and forestry contractors, and fishers.

Details of the scheme are being intensively worked on at present and I will announce details in due course.