Ministers Sign Off on Final Details of Fuel Support Schemes for Hauliers and Farmers - 28/04/2026

Details of the peace deal that ended the fuel protests will be brought to Cabinet today.Agriculture Minister Martin Heydon will be bringing further details of the €100 million Fuel Subsidy Support Scheme, including how it will be rolled out.Payments will cover the months from March this year up to the end of July, which coincides with peak fuel usage on farms.The scheme, alongside the already introduced excise cuts, is expected to mean an effective reduction of €274 on 1,000 litres of Marked Gas Oil.Transport Minister Darragh O’Brien is separately bringing details to Cabinet of the Transport Subsidy Scheme in the road haulage sector, with a similar start-time and duration.We found out more about all of this this morning on The Agenda. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.