Support Payments Worth €11.5 Million Paid To Over 1,800 Wicklow Farmers

Wednesday, 16 October 2024 16:20

By Hugh O'Farrell Walsh

the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue has confirmed that advance payments under the 2024 Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS) have commenced to farmers in Wicklow.

These payments are considered a vital support to farm families and give a boost to family farm income.

Minister McConalogue has confirmed he has committed to ensuring these payments continue to issue in the most efficient way possible and that payments will be visible in farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.

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