Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 March 2025
391. Deputy Pa Daly 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. [13211/25]
View answerAs the Deputy has requested, the following table represents the number of farmers in each Co-operation zone awaiting the finalisation of ACRES payments in respect of the 2024 scheme year. These figures also include any participant who has not yet had their 2023 ACRES contract finalised.
|
Burren |
330 |
|
Donegal |
659 |
|
East South East |
202 |
|
Mid West Southern Uplands |
692 |
|
North Connaught Ulster |
297 |
|
North West Connaught |
773 |
|
South Mayo Connemara |
755 |
|
West Cork Kerry |
911 |
|
Total |
4,619 |
As is the case with all EU co-funded schemes, claims for payments under ACRES must pass regulatory controls and validations before payment can issue.
My Department is continuing to investigate and progress all cases that have not yet received payments. Payment runs are scheduled every 10 days and cases will be added as they pass the required validation checks. I can assure you that everything is being done to pay, as soon as possible, all ACRES participants who clear the required pre-payment validation checks.
