Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 31 January 2024
116. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when his Department will have the IT system in place to pay those persons who are part of a partnership arrangement (details supplied) who have applied under the ACRES scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4433/24]
View answerThe persons named were approved into Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES), with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2023.I can confirm that the ACRES claim for the persons named is progressing through the necessary validation checks. This claim is one of a batch of partnership claims that have not issued and officials are working actively to facilitate payment as soon as possible.
