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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 25 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
712. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if stationary diesel generators for farmers will be included under the targeted agriculture modernisation scheme (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7847/25]
Mattie McGrath Written 25 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
719. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ACRES payment will be made to a person (details supplied) in south Tipperary; the reason for the delay; if he will ensure that this payment is now expedited; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8028/25]
Claire Kerrane Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
300. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the forgotten farmers scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6915/25]
Michael Cahill Written 20 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
301. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reasons for long delays in ACRES payments across County Kerry; if he will simplify the process and expedite all outstanding payments to farmers who urgently require their money to pay outstanding bills, and so on; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6961/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
164. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the leadership practices inventory actions for the co-operation areas under ACRES will be finalised; and the reason for the three year delay. [6552/25]
Erin McGreehan Written 19 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
165. Deputy Erin McGreehan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers who are waiting for the co-operation areas in ACRES to be finalised, by each co-operation area, in tabular form . [6553/25]
Michael Fitzmaurice Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
589. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a suckler farmer who is in BISS and has cattle but is not in any other scheme can qualify for a grant for a generator under TAMS or any other scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5691/25]
Frankie Feighan Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
590. Deputy Frankie Feighan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the payments for ACRES 2024 given a number of farmers in Sligo and Leitrim have yet to receive any payment for 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5695/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
592. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite a 2024 ACRES payment for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5727/25]
Michael Cahill Written 18 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
593. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to expedite a 2024 ACRES payment for persons (details supplied). [5765/25]
Michael Cahill Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
266. Deputy Michael Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to urgently address the scoring assessment carried out for Alohart, Beaufort, Killarney, County Kerry; to provide itemised, signed and dated minutes of all meetings held in regard to the classification and score results reported for Alohert commonage; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5268/25]
Brendan Smith Written 13 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
270. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if consideration will be given to the extension of deadlines for specific work to be carried out by participants in ACRES in view of delays that have occurred due to recent storms; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5407/25]
Brian Brennan Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
234. Deputy Brian Brennan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payments will be made under the bailing assistance payment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4933/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
236. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied) for 2024 and 2025; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5007/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 12 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
239. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an ACRES payment (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5093/25]
Pa Daly Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
468. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications made to the climate action performance payment, CAPP; the number of disallowed or refused applications; the reasons that payments were disallowed or refused; and the amount drawn down, in each of the years that the CAPP has been available, broken down by county, in tabular form. [3959/25]
Rose Conway-Walsh Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
474. Deputy Rose Conway-Walsh asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether an IT issue is interfering with ACRES payments; when this will be resolved; when outstanding payments will be made to farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4015/25]
Micheál Carrigy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
478. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he can provide an update on the scheduled ACRES repayments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4225/25]
Micheál Carrigy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
479. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an update on the scheduled ACRES repayments for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4226/25]
Micheál Carrigy Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
480. Deputy Micheál Carrigy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide an up-to-date figure on the current number of ACRES participants awaiting their outstanding payments in County Longford; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4227/25]
Timmy Dooley Written 11 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
483. Deputy Timmy Dooley asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many ACRES (tranche 2) payments are outstanding as a result of a technical or IT issues, with score cards being imported to the payroll system; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4370/25]
Ryan O'Meara Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
859. Deputy Ryan O'Meara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an ACRES payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2313/25]
Pa Daly Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
862. Deputy Pa Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in Kerry waiting for GLAS and ACRES payments. [2515/25]
Jennifer Whitmore Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
865. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in payments under the acres scheme; the number of farmers impacted, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2691/25]
Michael Healy-Rae Written 5 Feb 2025 · to Agriculture
877. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the case of an appeal by a person (details supplied) will be reviewed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2961/25]