One-stop guide consolidates grants, schemes and services for Irish farmers

# What this guide does

# Who should read it

# Practical content you can use The guide organises information by stage and topic so readers can quickly find what applies to them. Topics and concrete inclusions are:

• Education and training: student supports, apprenticeships, sector-specific training, Teagasc-focused grants and accommodation tax break information for students.

• Main income supports: an introduction to the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) with pointers to where to get full details.
• Other schemes: Organic Farming Scheme (OFS), Areas of Natural Constraints (ANC) Scheme, Protein Aid Scheme and similar programmes are listed with links to further information.
• Social and welfare supports: welfare payments, jobseeker allowances and other social resources relevant to farming households.
• Farm business management: tax and health-and-safety material, and guidance on running the farm as a business and as an employer.
• Succession and retirement: pensions, succession planning and the practical steps involved when passing a farm on or inheriting one.

Each section provides a practical overview plus direct links to Citizens Information or Teagasc pages for application rules, eligibility and contact points.

# How the guide is intended to be used The guide is presented as a practical navigation tool, not a replacement for source documents. Use it to: find the name of a scheme, confirm whether it's relevant to your stage, and get the correct agency link or contact for filing claims, applications or queries. The Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary, described it as "an excellent resource" that brings information together in one place. Teagasc and the Citizens Information Board supply the online links embedded in the guide for the next steps.

# Where to get it Teagasc website. The guide's links take readers directly to Citizens Information and Teagasc pages with the official details, forms and contact information needed to act.

# Quick action checklist

• Note the schemes that apply to you and follow the embedded links to the official pages for eligibility and application deadlines.
• Where tax, welfare or succession decisions are involved, collect documentation (e.g., herd number, ownership records) before contacting the named agency.
• Use the training and apprenticeship sections to identify upskilling supports relevant to planned farm changes.

The guide brings disparate pieces of information together so farmers can more easily find and follow the next practical step for their situation.