Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when an ACRES payment for the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 will issue for persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36741/25]

Martin Heydon (Kildare South, Fine Gael)
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The person named submitted an application under the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) General stream and was approved into Tranche 1 of the scheme, with a commencement date of 1st January 2023. An ACRES interim payment of €4,000 issued to the herd owner in February 2024.

My Department acknowledges the ongoing challenges faced by ACRES participants who have updated their herd number since the commencement of their ACRES contract.

The process of transferring ACRES contracts to a new owner, and updating the herd details across the various systems used by ACRES, is complex. My Department is actively working to resolve these issues as a matter of urgency. The required functionality is currently being developed and will be deployed when testing is complete.

I can assure you that everything is being done to pay, as soon as possible, all ACRES participants who clear pre-payment checks.