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The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine today announced a series of in-person Public Meetings and Farmer Clinics to assist farmers in making their applications online for the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes and the Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP).
Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) and other area-based schemes
The BISS Public Meetings will take place from 8-10pm and involve presentations from department officials followed by an opportunity for questions from the audience. 10 Public Meetings are scheduled (see full list below).
The BISS Farmer Clinics will take place from 10am-4pm (Farmer Clinic only) or 12 noon - 7pm (with Public Meeting to start at 8pm). The Farmer Clinics will involve one-to-one support to assist farmers to submit their BISS application. 19 Farmer Clinics are scheduled (see full list below).
Date
Type
Location
Venue
27/03/2023
Clinic 10-4
Adare
Woodlands House Hotel
28/03/2023
Clinic 12-7 Public meeting 8-10
Trim
Trim Castle
29/03/2023
Clinic 10-4
Monaghan
Four Seasons Hotel
30/03/2023
Clinic 12-7 Public meeting 8-10
Donegal Town
Central Hotel Donegal Town
03/04/2023
Clinic 12-7 Public meeting 8-10
Ennistymon
Falls Hotel
04/04/2023
Clinic 10-4
Oranmore
Oranmore Lodge Hotel
05/04/2023
Clinic 12-7 Public meeting 8-10
Westport
Knockranny House Hotel
13/04/2023
Clinic 12-7
Drumshanbo
DAFM
13/04/2023
Public meeting 8-10
Carrick-on-Shannon
The Landmark Hotel
18/04/2023
Clinic 10-4
Skibbereen
West Cork Hotel
19/04/2023
Clinic 12-7 Public meeting 8-10
Dunmanway
Parkway Hotel
20/04/2023
Clinic 10-4
Kenmare
Mart
21/04/2023
Clinic 10-4
Cavan
department office
24/04/2023
Public meeting 8-10
Portlaoise
Midlands Park
25/04/2023
Clinic 12-7 Public meeting 8-10
Clonmel
Talbot Hotel
26/04/2023
Clinic 10-4
Athlone
Athlone Springs Hotel
2/05/2023
Clinic 10-4
Inishowen Co-Op Carndonagh
Mart
3/05/2023
Clinic 10-4
Baltinglass
Mart
4/05/2023
Clinic 12-7 Public meeting 8-10
Enniscorthy
Riverside Park Hotel
9/05/2023
Clinic 12-7 Public meeting 8-10
Tralee
The Rose Hotel
10/05/2023
Clinic 10-4
Ballina
Great National Hotel
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme
In addition to the above BISS Public Meetings and Farmer Clinics, the department in conjunction with ICBF and Bord Bia has organised 9 public information meetings on the new Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) over the coming months. The full list of the locations and dates is set out below. In addition, a webinar on SCEP will be held on 4 April from 7-8.30pm.
While the public information meetings commence at 8pm, department officials will be available from 6pm at the venues and dates below to assist farmers with their SCEP application if they so wish.