Agriculture Schemes

158. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers participating in ACRES in County Monaghan; the number who have been paid; the total amount paid; the average amount paid; the number whose payment has been delayed; the total and average amount by which payments have been delayed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24882/25]

160. Deputy Cathy Bennett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to the TB eradication scheme, by year since 2019; the bTB incidence rate and year-on-year change in incidence rates, by year; the amount contributed by the European Union, by year; the basis upon which there was any change in the level of funding provided by the European Union; and if he will mak…

921. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite an ACRES payment in respect of farmers in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23455/25]

935. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether his Department is considering the reinstatement of compulsory sheep dipping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24079/25]

943. Deputy Thomas Byrne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an appeal which was recently submitted (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24349/25]

357. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the measures being taken to resolve the delays affecting ACRES payments; if he anticipates an increase in departmental payment processing staff to ensure such delays do not occur again; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22212/25]

359. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he accepts that there have been significant challenges with mapping relating to the BISS application process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22214/25]

360. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will rule out any attempt to impose mandatory ploughing and drainage restrictions on the use of peaty soil with respect to GAEC-2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22215/25]

367. Deputy Michael Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason SCEP payments are on hold; when payments will recommence; and the length of time before all 2024 payments are complete. [22360/25]

368. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons an ACRES payment has not been made to a person (details supplied). [22379/25]

371. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the forgotten famer scheme that was announced in Budget 2025, how the €5 million will be spent; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22550/25]

1192. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage if his attention has been drawn to the farm succession scheme promoted by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine; whether his Department has considered the impact that passing on farmland and properties to farmers' children has on access to housing schemes such as the housing adaptation grant; and i…

1322. Deputy Mark Wall asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when additional funding will be allocated to local authorities for the housing aid and housing adaptation grants given that some local authorities have already closed some of these grants to new applicants. [20621/25]

1358. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage when funding will be allocated to local authorities for the housing grants scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21205/25]

1682. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the amount allocated to ACRES; and the amount actually paid out in ACRES payments in each of the past five years and to date in 2025. [18872/25]

1683. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who applied to ACRES; the number who have received payments and the number of outstanding ACRES payments in each of the past five years, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18873/25]

1687. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 273 of 3 April 2025, if he will note the situation at present that the farmer finds himself in and provide an update on this matter (details supplied). [18913/25]

1697. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 589 of 1 April 2025, if he will introduce a scheme now given farmers can not wait until later on in the year to put roofs on their sheds; if he will accept the urgency in regard to this issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19191/25]

1698. Deputy Liam Quaide asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there will be any further tranches or an intermediary successor to ACRES between now and the new CAP; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19234/25]

1714. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is still waiting for their ACRES payments for 2023, 2024 and 2025. [19836/25]

1746. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the number of farmers who have received ACRES payments over the past three years, per county, in tabular form. [20532/25]

1747. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the number of farmers accepted to the ACRES scheme who have not received any payment under the scheme to date in 2025, by county, in tabular form. [20533/25]

1748. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all outstanding ACRES payments to farmers in County Kerry can be expedited as a matter of urgency; how many payments have issued to date in 2025; how many are outstanding; how long it will take before all farmers receive their payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20625/25]

1749. Deputy Ged Nash asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many ACRES applications are awaiting processing, approval and payment as of 18 April 2025; if he will provide the data on a county basis, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20640/25]

1750. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will expedite a 2024 ACRES payment in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20673/25]