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The Agriland team bring you the biggest stories of the week in Irish agriculture, which this week...
Agri-Business
Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has said the new €100 million Fuel Subsidy Support Scheme will be "in place very quickly".
N.Ireland
Police in Northern Ireland have issued a number of penalties and cautions to vehicle drivers after traffic was slowed or stopped.
Agri Politics
Independent Ireland agriculture spokesperson Michael Fitzmaurice has welcomed elements of the government’s latest fuel support package.
An independent TD has said she will back a motion of no confidence in the government following a week of protests over fuel prices.
The government is working on finalising a "significant and substantial" support package to address spiralling fuel prices.
Stakeholders impacted by fuel costs and the fuel price protests have been asked to approach the issues with "calm and measured judgement".
Filling stations around the country are reporting shortages today (Thursday, April 9).
The spike in fuel prices due to the war in the Middle East is driving "unsustainable cost increases" for independent butchers.
Protests across the country against high fuel prices have this morning (Thursday, April 9) entered a third day.
The Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association (ICMSA) said the government needs to understand the anger felt by farmers and contractors.
The Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) is urging the government to introduce a temporary farm fuels support scheme as costs spiral.
Farmers, contractors, hauliers and others are expected to continue protests over the spiralling cost of fuel today (Wednesday, April 8).
An Irish MEP has called for an immediate emergency EU response to the spiralling fuel and home-heating costs.
There are further calls from government TDs for "urgent, targeted action" to be taken on fuel costs affecting farmers.
A Louth TD has written to Micheál Martin and Simon Harris, calling for measures to address increasing fuel costs in the agriculture sector.
Tánaiste Simon Harris, Minister Martin Heydon, and representatives of the farm contractor sector have agreed to meet again on fuel costs.
An agricultural contractor has slammed the government's measures to cut the cost of green diesel as a "pure mockery".
Rural Life
A TD has called for the ban on the commercial sale of turf to be reversed due to the current pressure on affordability for home heating fuel.
The Association of Farm and Forestry Contractors in Ireland (FCI) will meet government this week to outline the impact of fuel costs.
Agricultural contractors and farmers were among a large crowd who gathered for a public meeting on fuel prices in Co. Laois last evening.
A TD has criticised the government's cut to green diesel and other fuels announced yesterday (Tuesday, March 24) as a "non-event".
The ICMSA has criticised the government's reduction in the cost of green diesel, describing the response as "penny-pinching".
