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Over 8,500 ACRES farmers still waiting for payment
Rachel Donovan
Some 1,863 farmers have yet to receive their final payments for 2023 while 8,521 farmers are owed money for 2024.
12 March 2025 Schemes
Minister rules out interim ACRES payment
IFA Connacht chair Brendan Golden called for the interim payment to be made to farmers in ACRES.
23 December 2024 Schemes
€21.9m paid to 5,143 more ACRES participants
The payment brings total funds paid to 39,836 tranche one and tranche two participants to €172m, with approximately 14,700 farmers yet to receive payment.
ACRES rare breed applicants to receive swifter payment
Participants will be paid on their ACRES actions excluding the rare breeds payment for 2023, with this payment then included with the 2024 balancing payments in quarter two of 2025.
13 December 2024 Schemes
€150m paid to 34,673 farmers in ACRES
The payments include €123.7m paid to 28,294 tranche one participants and €26.5m paid to 6,379 tranche two participants.
11 December 2024 News
€43m paid to 4,180 farmers in Organic Farming Scheme
There have also been payments in the Sheep Improvement and Tillage Incentive schemes, while ACRES money started to reach some farmers’ bank accounts.
27 November 2024 Schemes
SCEP training and ACRES rare breeds deadlines
Mandatory SCEP training and a declaration of rare breeds numbers under ACRES must be completed by 15 November 2024.
13 November 2024 Schemes
Scheme payment dates schedule for 2024
Payments are ongoing under the ANC, BISS, CRISS and eco scheme and many more will commence from the end of November onwards.
30 October 2024 Schemes