Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 June 2025
124. Deputy Jennifer Whitmore asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers impacted by the delay in payments under ACRES for 2024, by county; when the issue will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32991/25]
View answerThe following table represents the number of ACRES participants paid and awaiting payment in respect of their participation in the 2024 scheme year, following the latest payment run on 13 June 2025. Please note that this table is a snapshot of the figures at this specific time and may change for a number of reasons, such as when further payments issue.
|
County |
2024 advance processed |
2024 advance not processed |
2024 balance processed |
2024 balance not processed (including 2024 advance not paid) |
|
Carlow |
486 |
53 |
343 |
195 |
|
Cavan |
1951 |
59 |
1856 |
153 |
|
Clare |
3415 |
104 |
3169 |
349 |
|
Cork |
3832 |
337 |
3276 |
892 |
|
Donegal |
5336 |
247 |
4772 |
810 |
|
Dublin |
74 |
8 |
60 |
21 |
|
Galway |
6279 |
445 |
5596 |
1127 |
|
Kerry |
3647 |
332 |
3328 |
650 |
|
Kildare |
335 |
32 |
247 |
119 |
|
Kilkenny |
668 |
83 |
550 |
201 |
|
Laois |
543 |
54 |
442 |
155 |
|
Leitrim |
2336 |
62 |
2106 |
292 |
|
Limerick |
1643 |
67 |
1579 |
130 |
|
Longford |
1405 |
65 |
1326 |
144 |
|
Louth |
281 |
14 |
236 |
59 |
|
Mayo |
6488 |
333 |
5929 |
902 |
|
Meath |
622 |
38 |
564 |
96 |
|
Monaghan |
928 |
19 |
894 |
53 |
|
Offaly |
800 |
49 |
729 |
120 |
|
Roscommon |
2960 |
78 |
2774 |
264 |
|
Sligo |
2065 |
56 |
1920 |
201 |
|
Tipperary |
1787 |
126 |
1594 |
319 |
|
Waterford |
510 |
57 |
459 |
108 |
|
Westmeath |
1120 |
37 |
1053 |
104 |
|
Wexford |
952 |
144 |
436 |
660 |
|
Wicklow |
606 |
62 |
477 |
191 |
|
Total |
51069 |
2961 |
45715 |
8315 |
My Department is committed to resolving the issues that have been delaying the remaining payments as soon as possible, and is making progress in this regard. Additional resources have been deployed, and we are systematically working through the remaining issues associated with the outstanding cases.
These issues range from internal departmental matters such as the processing of changes of ownership and the finalisation of payment calculation processes, to external, applicant- or advisor-related matters such as the submission of Rare Breeds and Soil Sampling documentation.
Payments continue to issue on a weekly basis as cases pass all required validation checks. Updates on payments continue to be published on the Department website on a weekly basis.
