Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 January 2024
482. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the exact date he will pay all outstanding ACRES and ACRES co-operation payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2864/24]
View answer483. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will pay interest to those who receive delayed ACRES and ACRES co-operation payments; if so, what metric will be applied to calculate the rate of interest; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2865/24]
View answer484. Deputy Violet-Anne Wynne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of ACRES and ACRES co-operation payments outstanding, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2866/24]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 482, 483 and 484 together.
ACRES payments commenced on 15 December 2023, with a total of €76.5 million issuing to 17,145 participants in the ACRES General stream. ACRES General payments will continue over the coming weeks as applications are processed (queries resolved, validation checks passed, etc.).
Due to the additional complexity associated with the Co-operation Project (CP) stream, payments to ACRES CP participants will begin to issue this February 2024.
Everything is being done by my officials to expedite payments to participants who clear validation checks. It is not my intention to pay interest on such payments.
The table below indicates the number of ACRES participants paid, and the outstanding number of participants to be paid, by county, as of 18th January 2024.
|
County |
Participants Paid |
Awaiting Payment |
|
Carlow |
240 |
231 |
|
Cavan |
982 |
664 |
|
Clare |
964 |
1,984 |
|
Cork |
992 |
2,660 |
|
Donegal |
1,186 |
3,670 |
|
Dublin |
30 |
41 |
|
Galway |
1,893 |
3,562 |
|
Kerry |
327 |
3,130 |
|
Kildare |
175 |
96 |
|
Kilkenny |
398 |
215 |
|
Laois |
219 |
224 |
|
Leitrim |
537 |
1,562 |
|
Limerick |
530 |
828 |
|
Longford |
871 |
363 |
|
Louth |
114 |
136 |
|
Mayo |
1,939 |
3,744 |
|
Meath |
320 |
141 |
|
Monaghan |
441 |
253 |
|
Offaly |
466 |
228 |
|
Roscommon |
1,662 |
920 |
|
Sligo |
646 |
1,062 |
|
Tipperary |
608 |
995 |
|
Waterford |
179 |
309 |
|
Westmeath |
644 |
262 |
|
Wexford |
537 |
469 |
|
Wicklow |
245 |
335 |
|
Total |
17,145 |
28,084 |
