972. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when decision letters will issue to applicants of the third window for non-productive investments (NPI) available to participants in the co-operation approach of ACRES which commenced on 5 August 2025 and closed on 17 October 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12025/26]
Topics / Agriculture Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAgriculture Schemes
585 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
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576 written, 9 oral
79
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| January 2025 | 10 |
| February 2025 | 30 |
| March 2025 | 44 |
| April 2025 | 40 |
| May 2025 | 50 |
| June 2025 | 4 |
| July 2025 | 43 |
| August 2025 | 0 |
| September 2025 | 23 |
| October 2025 | 12 |
| November 2025 | 44 |
| December 2025 | 16 |
| January 2026 | 35 |
| February 2026 | 11 |
| March 2026 | 26 |
| April 2026 | 60 |
| May 2026 | 39 |
| June 2026 | 39 |
| July 2026 | 34 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 18 |
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980. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for the number of farmers still impacted by the delay in payments under the ACRES scheme for 2023 on a county by county basis, when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12638/26]
481. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ACRES rare breeds penalty applied to a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11156/26]
889. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine he reason applications for TAMS 3 for solar PV grants that have an apparent poor success rate; if he can provide data showing the total number of applications; the total number of grants awarded; the total value of same in 2024 and 2025; the breakdown of grants, by percentage awarded to dairy, sheep, beef and tillage farms; if he …
339. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if force majeure will be accepted for 2023 and 2024 BISS and ANC applications from a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied) following the submission of medical evidence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8964/26]
340. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision will issue on a BISS and ANC dual claim (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8965/26]
847. Deputy Roderic O'Gorman asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the annual uptake of the solar capital investment scheme as part of the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme, since the scheme opened; the number of applications received; the number approved; the average amount drawn down; the breakdown of completed installations, by county; and if he will make a statement on t…
852. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the number of dairy farmers who are milking over 100 cows; and the number of them participating in the ACRES, the ECO scheme as part of the BISS scheme, and the dairy beef welfare scheme. [7481/26]
883. Deputy Joe Cooney asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider, in the interests of public safety, undertaking a coordinated scheme on a pilot basis, through local authorities, to undertake the removal of ash trees with ash die back along public roads; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8501/26]
10. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that applied for the young farmer scheme in Cork; the number of farmers approved; the number refused; the average payment per farm; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6401/26]
12. Deputy David Maxwell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the current compensation paid to farmers who have to cull animals under a notifiable disease order, such as TB and bird flu, will be reviewed so that a fair compensation is paid, over and above the market value of the animals, to include a proportion of consequential loss; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [70152/25]
21. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approval rate for the solar capital investment scheme under both Tranche 7 and Tranche 8 of TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6859/26]
27. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that were received, approved and rejected under the latest round of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS); his Department’s plans to increase funding for TAMS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6910/26]
28. Deputy Willie O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for the solar capital investment scheme under Tranche 8 of TAMS which have been approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6860/26]
29. Deputy James O'Connor asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has supports available for farmers who want to install solar panels on sheds and other farm buildings; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7004/26]
37. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the number of applications accepted for the solar scheme under TAMS in 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6987/26]
44. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he intends to introduce additional ranking and selection criteria for the solar capital investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6881/26]
45. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the funding issued to farmers under the areas of natural constraints scheme in Cork from 2022-2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6861/26]
46. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to ensure the future viability of farming via the farm succession scheme, as committed to in the Programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6999/26]
58. Deputy Naoise Ó Cearúil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the approval rate for the solar capital investment scheme under Tranche 8 of TAMs 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6880/26]
370. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the uptake and impact of the future growth loan scheme among farmers since its introduction, including the total number of loans issued to the agri-food sector and any changes to eligibility criteria over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7100/26]
372. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to detail the performance and closure status of the Brexit impact loan scheme extended to Covid-19 impacted businesses, including the number of farmers who availed of it since 2022 and any outstanding issues related to refinancing; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7102/26]
374. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the implementation and outcomes of the €500 million growth and sustainability loan scheme (GSLS) announced in Budget 2023, including the value of loans disbursed to farmers and fishers over the past four years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7104/26]
375. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the Ukraine credit guarantee scheme in supporting liquidity needs for farmers amid ongoing economic uncertainties, including the total loans provided since its inception and any extensions or modifications made in response to global events; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7105/26]
376. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps taken to address any gaps in private market financing for young and new entrant farmers since 2022, particularly regarding unsecured loans up to €500,000; the proportion of such loans going to the agri-food sector; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7106/26]