857. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the contingency measures in place should the number of eligible applicants exceed the initial €5 million allocation for the forgotten farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [63220/25]
Topics / Agriculture Schemes
A subject heading for parliamentary questionsAgriculture Schemes
585 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.
585
questions
576 written, 9 oral
79
TDs have asked
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parties and groups
Independents counted together
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departments asked
Questions per month
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| Month | Questions |
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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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The party each TD belonged to on the day, in alphabetical order. Parties differ a lot in size, and members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them, so this shows who raised it, not how much a party cares about it.
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The questions
869. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the rationale for reducing the payment rate under the national sheep welfare scheme to €11.50 per ewe, despite the prior indication to farmers of a higher expected level of support; and the way in which his Department plans to address the financial shortfall now faced by sheep farmers as a result of this change. [63486/25]
870. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an assessment was carried out on the impact of the reduced per-ewe payment on the viability of sheep farms, particularly hill and low-income farms, before the decision was taken to adjust the rate downward. [63487/25]
871. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm whether there will be a review of the 2025 and 2026 scheme allocations to restore the payment level originally understood by farmers; and to ensure that farmers are not penalised for participating in good faith in a scheme whose terms were subsequently diminished. [63488/25]
872. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being considered to rebuild trust with farmers following the reduction in scheme payments, given the ongoing pressures of poor market returns, high input costs, and tight margins in the sheep sector. [63489/25]
873. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department will reopen discussions with stakeholders regarding future scheme design to ensure payment stability, transparency, and fairness for sheep farmers who relied on the original scheme commitments when planning their farm income. [63490/25]
397. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow for a late application due to illness under the sheep welfare scheme for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62383/25]
401. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications nationally, under tranche 2 of ACRES; that have withdrawn their applications to date; the number of remaining participants in the scheme on each island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [62522/25]
803. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the current TB compensation scheme payment caps of €3,000 for commercial TB reactors and €5,000 for pedigree cows, in–calf heifers and stock bulls; if he has any plans to increase those payment caps given the current value of cattle in the market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61462/25]
828. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason stock-proof fencing, required by goat farmers, has been omitted from targeted agriculture modernisation schemes to date; his plans to address this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61955/25]
829. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider providing grant funding to enable goat farmers to purchase electronic ‘no-fence’ collars so as to better manage their goat herds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [61956/25]
317. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline and commencement dates for the advance payments for the areas of natural constraint scheme. [60637/25]
318. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline and commencement dates for the areas of specific constraint scheme. [60638/25]
319. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline and commencement dates for the organic farming scheme. [60639/25]
320. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline and commencement dates for the eco-scheme. [60640/25]
321. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the timeline and commencement dates for the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme (TAMS III). [60641/25]
322. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the timeline and commencement dates for the basic income support for sustainability scheme. [60648/25]
323. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the timeline and commencement dates for the complementary redistributive income support for sustainability scheme. [60649/25]
345. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a BISS payment can be expedited on behalf of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60873/25]
1398. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine in light of the increase in funding for ACRES in 2026, to provide a breakdown of the ACRES budget for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025, to include money allocated to the scheme in each year, and total spend for each year. [57700/25]
1399. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the number of landscape actions as part of ACRES that have been applied for, approved, claim submitted and paid for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [57701/25]
1400. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for a breakdown of the ACRES budget to show the amount of funding allocated to non-productive investments, landscape actions and the administration of the eight cooperation zones for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025. [57702/25]
1407. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received from Árann, Inis Meáin and Inis Oirr, under tranche 2 of ACRES; the number of these who have withdrawn their applications to date; the number of remaining participants in the scheme on each island; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57849/25]
1421. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of non-productive investment applications received under the ACRES and ACRES-CP schemes for 2023 to date in 2025, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58139/25]
1438. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently introduce a scheme to assist farmers and landowners who need to carry out critical coastal protection works to their properties (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [58948/25]