128. Deputy Albert Dolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payments under ACRES; when the issues are expected to be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25678/25]
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
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| July 2026 | 34 |
| August 2026 | 0 |
| September 2026 | 7 |
| October 2026 | 18 |
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135. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in each county who are yet to receive their ACRES payments in full; and the timeframe in which he intends to see farmers paid moneys owed by his Department. [25497/25]
153. Deputy Pádraig O'Sullivan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of ACRES payments receivable at present; the number of applications that have been issued additional information requests; if his Department will provide an interim payment while applications are being processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25342/25]
158. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the ACRES scheme; the number of applications received, the number of applications still waiting assessment, the number of applications approved, and the number of applicants that have received payments to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25653/25]
161. Deputy Ruairí Ó Murchú asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress being made in his Department to streamline the applications processes for CAP and other farm grants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25660/25]
171. Deputy Aindrias Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers awaiting ACRES 2024 advance payments; the number of farmers still awaiting a 2023 balancing payment; the measures being taken to resolve delays in both these payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25625/25]
172. Deputy Robert O'Donoghue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on whether the introduction of social conditionality in the 2025 BISS scheme constitutes double jeopardy (details supplied); the steps his Department will take to review this policy and ensure that farmers are not unfairly penalised under multiple headings for a single infringement; and if he will make a statement on the m…
177. Deputy Peter Roche asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his views on the uptake of the lowemissions slurry spreading scheme, which provides capital grants to farmers for low-emission spreading; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25509/25]
713. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the date on which all ACRES payments will be issued to those farmers struggling to pay bills at this time (details supplied). [25787/25]
715. Deputy Naoise Ó Muirí asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications under the solar capital investment scheme; the number of applications approved; the value of these approvals, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25076/25]
732. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the steps he is taking to improve the processing times for the ACRES scheme; when the approximately 7,500 who are due payments under the first round will receive them; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25504/25]
733. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether he and Government will work to ensure that reform of the GAEC 2 scheme is included in the upcoming EU simplification package of agri schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25515/25]
734. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in counties Roscommon and Galway waiting for an ACRES payment for 2023, 2024 and for 2025. [25518/25]
281. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide a breakdown of the budget and the total spend for ACRES in each of the years 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24912/25]
283. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if PTO generators are considered a fixed item under TAMS 3; the rationale for said classification; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24923/25]
284. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to his decision to re-open a new TAMS tranche in the wake of storm Éowyn and his inclusion of all generator types, and given that backup PTO generators are deemed fixed items in TAMS under DES, OCIS, YFCIS and WFCIS, if all other generator types including standalone diesel generators included in this tranche were all also dee…
287. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the EU Commission's approval of Ireland's GAEC 2 approach; the collaboration his Department has had with the EU Commission on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24952/25]
288. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers will expect to receive a confirmation of the rules under the EU Commission's GAEC 2. [24953/25]
289. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the actions being taken to protect farmers under the EU Commission's GAEC 2. [24954/25]
290. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when 2023 and 2024 ACRES payments will issue to a farm partnership in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24986/25]
291. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a decision has been made on an appeal of ACRES penalties applied to a course provider in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24987/25]
292. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applicants of the ACRES scheme will receive their long-overdue payments (noting approximately five thousand applicants are waiting for scheme pay since 2023); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24994/25]
293. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in ACRES scheme payments; if a solution has been provided for this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24995/25]
294. Deputy Fionntán Ó Súilleabháin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to commit to delaying the implementation of GAEC-2 to support the farming industry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24996/25]
156. 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. [24712/25]