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Agriculture Schemes

585 questions from 79 TDs, between 22 January 2025 and 21 October 2026.

585
questions
576 written, 9 oral
79
TDs have asked
9
parties and groups
Independents counted together
4
departments asked

Questions per month

The record holds no questions for August, when the Dáil does not sit.

Jan 2025Oct 2026
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MonthQuestions
January 202510
February 202530
March 202544
April 202540
May 202550
June 20254
July 202543
August 20250
September 202523
October 202512
November 202544
December 202516
January 202635
February 202611
March 202626
April 202660
May 202639
June 202639
July 202634
August 20260
September 20267
October 202618

Who asks, by party

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.

  • Aontú41 from 2 TDs · 2 seats today
  • Fianna Fáil202 from 25 TDs · 48 seats today
  • Fine Gael103 from 13 TDs · 38 seats today
  • Green Party6 from 1 TD · 1 seat today
  • Independent56 from 8 TDs · 15 seats today
  • Independent Ireland20 from 2 TDs · 4 seats today
  • Labour Party10 from 6 TDs · 11 seats today
  • Sinn Féin138 from 19 TDs · 39 seats today

The TDs who asked most

Members of the Government answer questions rather than ask them. Each question counts once.

  1. 41
  2. 37
  3. 36
  4. 33
  5. 32
  6. 26
  7. 24
  8. 18

Asked of

Debated under the same heading

Debates whose official heading is exactly these words.

The questions

Micheál Carrigy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1255. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES scheme payments for a person (details supplied); when the balance of payment due for 2023 is expected; and the timeline for payment for 2024. [10895/25]
Natasha Newsome Drennan Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1256. Deputy Natasha Newsome Drennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10902/25]
Seán Ó Fearghaíl Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1264. Deputy Seán Ó Fearghaíl asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a young farmer (details supplied) who applied for TAMS 3 young farmers in 2024, following a successful application for national reserve and complementary income for young farmers in 2023, and who has a 33% shareholding in the family farm, has now been refused due to the share type and denied young farmer funding; and if h…
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1281. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants who have left or been excluded from the sheep improvement scheme since its commencement on 1 February 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11945/25]
Michael Cahill Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1285. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if an ACRES payment will be expedited in respect of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11970/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1286. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 ACRES payment is expected to issue to a farmer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12009/25]
Noel McCarthy Written 19 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
1287. Deputy Noel McCarthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a 2024 ACRES payment is expected to issue to a farmer (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12011/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
344. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10311/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
345. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an ACRES payment for 2024 for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10312/25]
John Paul O'Shea Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
346. Deputy John Paul O'Shea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10313/25]
Peadar Tóibín Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
349. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason two persons (details supplied) have not received their ACRES payments; the date upon which they can expect to receive same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10356/25]
Pat Buckley Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
357. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing a 2024 ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10497/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
358. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES payment applications submitted in 2023 and 2024 for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10516/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
359. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the up-to-date position for applications in 2023 and 2024 ACRES payments for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10517/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
360. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES payment applications submitted in 2023 and 2024 for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10518/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 6 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
361. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of ACRES payment applications submitted in 2023 and 2024 for a person (detailed supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10519/25]
Catherine Callaghan Written 5 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
145. Deputy Catherine Callaghan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the payments for ACRES 2024, given that a number of farmers in Carlow and Kilkenny have yet to receive any payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10138/25]
Colm Burke Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
583. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when ACRES-Cooperation payments will be issued to persons (details supplied) for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9629/25]
Colm Burke Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
584. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the steps being taken to ensure that all successful applicants of ACRES and ACRES-Cooperation schemes receive outstanding payments for 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9633/25]
Niamh Smyth Written 4 Mar 2025 · to Agriculture
590. 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 the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9811/25]
Louis O'Hara Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
344. Deputy Louis O'Hara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 876 of 5 February 2025, if eligibility for back-up power take-off generators applies to all farmers including small beef and sheep farmers; if he will consider providing for fixed diesel generators under the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8810/25]
Michael Cahill Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
345. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider in conjunction with the Minister for Transport introducing a small grant for example of €60 per km for landowners and farmers to cut roadside hedges and €100 per km to cut roadside trees, ensuring the safety of all road users given increasing strong winds and storms here (details supplied); and if he will make a sta…
Peter 'Chap' Cleere Written 27 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
346. Deputy Peter 'Chap' Cleere asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on the introduction of a farm retirement scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8852/25]
William Aird Written 26 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
225. Deputy William Aird asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the payments for ACRES 2024 to farmers in Laois; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8231/25]
Niall Collins Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
706. Deputy Niall Collins asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the measures under Budget 2023 to address the group of farmers known as "forgotten farmers" will be implemented; if the farmers affected were consulted in the process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7684/25]