ICMSA seeks €1,200 in dairy aid

The ICMSA has called upon the Government to deliver a €1,200 direct payment to ease the income crisis facing dairy farmers, and to drop the suggested model of low- interest bank loans.

ICMSA president John Comer wants the Government to match the EU’s €11m dairy aid package with equal funding.

He said this aid should be given direct to dairy farmers in an administratively simple fashion.