Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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213. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers due a balancing payment on the suckler carbon efficiency program; when his Department will make these payments;; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30029/24]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) aims to provide support to beef farmers to improve the environmental sustainability of the national beef herd. The programme aims to build on the gains delivered in recent years through the Beef Data and Genomics Programme (BDGP) and the Beef Environmental Efficiency Programme (BEEP) by improving the genetic merit of the Irish suckler herd.

Balancing payments for some 8,000 SCEP participants totalling circa €4.9m were processed by my Department in recent days and payments have commenced from Monday 08 July 2024.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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214. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine for an update on an ACRES payment application (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30152/24]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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An application was received in the name of this herd owner for the Co-Operation stream of the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES CP). An interim payment issued to the person named in February 2024.

Balancing payments have commenced and will continue to issue regularly to facilitate all cases that pass through the validation process. The balancing payment claim associated with this herd has not yet cleared all validations. My Department is actively examining the case to allow the payment to be made as quickly as possible.