RSS Participants

In order to be eligible to participate on the Rural Social Scheme (RSS) applicants must be a member of an active farm household and be in receipt of a qualifying payment. Participants will work 19.5 hours per week, however the scheme is administered in a farmer -friendly manner. In this respect, effort is made to enable participants to work their hours in a flexible way, e.g. week/on week off, but this flexibility will at all times be subject to the requirements of the project they are working on and to agreement being reached by the RSS supervisor, the participant and the sponsor group. Participation on the RSS is not intended to be on a permanent basis. The operation of the RSS is reviewed annually on the 1st of April. If a participants application is successful, they will be offered a place on the RSS for an initial period up to the following 31st March of each year. Following a participants initial contract, they will need to complete a renewal form and if they still remain eligible and fulfil all underlying criteria of the scheme and sufficient places are still available on the scheme, they may then be considered for participation for a further term or for inclusion on any waiting list that may be in operation.

Note: at this time (January 2010) no places are vacant.

Please see RSS Forms

Contact Cavan-Monaghan LEADER for more information on RSS Participants