Funding doubles to €1m for Farm Plan Scheme

The funding pays farmers to develop farm schemes to promote biodiversity in certain areas.

Hannah Quinn-Mulligan

13 November 2019

Funding doubles to €1m for Farm Plan Scheme

Farmers can receive payment for developing a plan to promote biodiversity on their farms.

Funding for the Farm Plan Scheme has been doubled to €1m for 2020. The scheme is run by the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) and aims to develop and support biodiversity measures on farms. “Presently, farmers are involved in NPWS farm plans for coastal dunes, fen habitat, esker grasslands, traditional hay meadows, lesser horseshoe bats and various bird species,” a spokesperson for the Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht said.

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