{"id":99057,"date":"2025-10-23T10:50:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/99057\/"},"modified":"2025-10-23T10:50:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-23T10:50:07","slug":"over-e2-4m-for-louth-farmers-under-the-eco-scheme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/99057\/","title":{"rendered":"Over \u20ac2.4m for Louth farmers under the Eco-Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fianna F\u00e1il TD Erin McGreehan has welcomed the allocation of over \u20ac2,449,000 to farmers in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundalkdemocrat.ie\/section\/113\/news\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">County Louth<\/a> under the Eco-Scheme, announced by the Minister for Agriculture.<\/p>\n<p>The Eco-Scheme, part of Ireland\u2019s CAP Strategic Plan 2023\u20132027, rewards farmers for implementing measures that protect and enhance the climate, environment, water quality and biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy McGreehan said: \u201cFarmers are the backbone of our economy and our rural communities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They deliver world-class produce that supports international trade, and it is essential that they are supported in doing so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>READ NEXT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dundalkdemocrat.ie\/news\/local-news\/1925321\/decision-on-502-homes-at-haggardstown-in-north-louth-due-in-december.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Decision on 502 homes at Haggardstown in north Louth due in December<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She added: \u201cIn Fianna F\u00e1il, we remain firmly committed to supporting farmers and the agri-food sector.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Eco-Scheme is one of the key levers that ensures vital farm payments are not just protected but strengthened into the future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Deputy McGreehan highlighted that the 2025 Eco-Scheme rate will be \u20ac66 per hectare, describing it as \u201ca vital support for family farms\u201d and reaffirmed Fianna F\u00e1il\u2019s commitment to a strong Common Agricultural Policy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe payment rate of \u20ac66 per eligible hectare will provide meaningful support to over 110,000 farmers nationwide, including 1,249 here in Louth.<\/p>\n<p>Fianna F\u00e1il is steadfast in our support for a strong CAP that works for farmers, and we will continue to champion this at EU level,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Concluding, Deputy McGreehan confirmed that payments will begin issuing from today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFarmers across the constituency who applied to the scheme will see payments appearing in their bank accounts over the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would also encourage anyone with outstanding documentation to complete it as soon as possible to ensure prompt payment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n<p>ADVERTISEMENT &#8211; CONTINUE READING BELOW<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fianna F\u00e1il TD Erin McGreehan has welcomed the allocation of over \u20ac2,449,000 to farmers in County Louth under&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":99058,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[3810,9690,60456,61,60,9689,43],"class_list":["post-99057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-ireland","tag-agriculture","tag-dundalk","tag-erin-mcgreehan","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-louth","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99057","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99057"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99057\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/99058"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99057"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99057"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99057"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}