Agriculture Schemes

1440. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has given consideration to implementing measures to target the issue of re-occurring dual claim cases on a yearly basis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59077/25]

1453. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers that fall within the cohort known as the so-called forgotten farmers; the amount of funding necessary to redress their exclusion from young farmer supports; if the allocation to the long-established young farmers scheme is sufficient to fully redress all impacted farmers; and if he will make a …

1454. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the basis upon which the long-established young farmers scheme is limited to those who had commenced in agriculture prior to 2008; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [59846/25]

1458. Deputy Johnny Guirke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in County Meath waiting on ACRES payment for 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [60100/25]

657. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to restore ANC budgets and eligible areas which were reduced after the economic challenges in late 2000's; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [56911/25]

121. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the €20 million announced in funding for ACRES will result in additional farmers entering into the scheme; if not, if it will result in increased grants for farmers already in the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55019/25]

144. Deputy John Connolly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications for the beef welfare scheme in 2025 in each county; the number of the applications opted to participate in category action 2 and category action 3, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55028/25]

148. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received under the forgotten farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55031/25]

725. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the breakdown of the cost of non-productive investments in ACRES applied for, approved, claims submitted and payment made to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54608/25]

734. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of participants in ACRES and ACRES-CP who are still awaiting payments for 2024; when these payments will issue, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54882/25]

748. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of delayed ACRES payments, by county, and by average duration of delay; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55354/25]

749. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that 396 farmers have yet to receive their final ACRES payment for 2023; when these payments will be processed; the reason for the continued delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [55355/25]

289. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount of uptake on the TAMS 3 solar capital investment scheme to date for farmers for self-consumption; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [54206/25]

378. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide an update on the forgotten farmers; if consideration has been given to broadening the age and time restrictions for applicants who are excluded; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52747/25]

382. Deputy Malcolm Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total sum paid in ACRES payments to date in 2025; to provide an estimate of the total sum remaining to be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52913/25]

148. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a Acres scheme payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Kerry for the years 2023 to 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52214/25]

754. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he is aware that farmers in an area (details supplied) are receiving letters from his Department seeking to reduce their BISS due to an incident outside of their control; if he will ensure farmers are not punished and that these reductions in farm payments are disregarded and payments are made as normal; and if h…

325. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason an area of land is not granted an areas of natural constraints scheme payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51009/25]

513. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 and 2025 ACRES payment is expected to issue to a farm partnership (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50292/25]

949. Deputy Cathal Crowe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions he will take to ensure continuity of ACRES for a farm (details supplied) following the intestate passing of a co-farmer whose name was attached to the farm. [48012/25]

952. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the full entitlements of ACRES; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48230/25]

955. Deputy Paul Lawless asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider reopening applications for the forgotten farmer scheme, in view of the many cases where a forgotten farmer who meets the criteria was unaware of the application process until after the summer 2025 deadline had passed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48535/25]

958. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to put in place a realistic support scheme for the viability of tillage farming, to increase the percentage of farmland tilled; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48628/25]

959. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to broaden the scope of the TAMS in order to allow for the grant aiding of a wider range of machinery used by tillage farmers to be included; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48629/25]

963. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the value of payments in 2024 under the basic income support for sustainability scheme, by county; the total number of farmers paid in each county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48760/25]