Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 29 February 2024
249. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ACRES payment will issue to a person in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9744/24]
Amharc ar fhreagraI can confirm that the person named was approved into Tranche 1 of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) Co-operation Project Stream, with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2023.
As the deputy is aware, I made a decision to issue an interim, nationally funded payment, to farmers affected by ACRES payment delays across ACRES General and Co-operation, at a rate of €4,000 for those in ACRES general and €5,000 for those in ACRES Co-operation Projects.
I am pleased to confirm that this interim payment, in the amount of €5,000, has issued this week to the person named as part of the wider issuing of interim payments to 23,709 ACRES participants, to a total value of €113.617 million.
