Farmers will receive extra State payments to grow crops on their land under a series of extraordinary measures being considered by Government to counteract the economic and financial impact of the Ukrainian crisis.
Emergency plans to house up to 80,000 Ukrainian refugees, which could involve constructing modular homes on State land such as the Curragh, are being drawn up with officials from the Department of Children working throughout the weekend with several hundred hotels being acquired from next week.
With thousands of families now expected to arrive here, the Department of Education is working on meeting the demand for extra school places, while psychological supports and counselling are also being looked at.
Meanwhile, a reduction in excise and an increase in the hauliers’ fuel rebate is on the cards to help ease soaring petrol, diesel and home heating costs.
Source: Farmers will be paid to grow crops as supplies from Ukraine and Russia collapse
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