Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 12 June 2025
444. Deputy Colm Burke asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of participants in the ACRES and ACRES-CP scheme who are awaiting payments for 2023 and 2024, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31346/25]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe following table represents the number of participants paid and awaiting payment following the latest payment run on 6 June 2025:
|
Scheme year |
General |
Co-operation |
Total |
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Number of ACRES participants paid |
Number of ACRES participants awaiting payment |
Number of ACRES participants paid |
Number of ACRES participants awaiting payment |
Number of ACRES participants paid |
Number of ACRES participants awaiting payment |
|
2023 payments |
26,189 |
340 |
17,766 |
450 |
43,955 |
790 |
|
2024 Advance payments |
30,452 |
2,973 |
18,898 |
1,707 |
49,350 |
4,680* |
|
2024 Balance payments |
28,759 |
4,666 |
16,956 |
3,649 |
45,715 |
8,315* |
* Please note that the figure of 8,315 is inclusive of the 4,680 participants awaiting their 2024 advance payment, and the figure of 4,680 is inclusive of the 790 participants awaiting finalisation of their 2023 ACRES payment.
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.
