Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 February 2024
374. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average total payment made to farmers under the ACRES general and cooperation project streams, respectively in 2023 and 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8738/24]
View answerThe first payments to ACRES participants issued in December 2023. Just over 17,100 participants in Ireland’s flagship agri-environment scheme were paid an average of €4,460. These payments were made to those in the ACRES General stream. In 2024, over 2,500 additional ACRES general participants were paid an average of €4,610.
The Deputy will be aware of my recent announcements in relation to an interim payment for those ACRES participants that have not yet been paid. I announced that those in ACRES Co-operation Project areas will receive an interim payment of €5,000, while those in the general stream will receive €4,000. Those payments will issue in the coming days, at which point I will have more information on the numbers and the amounts paid.
