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Minister rules out interim ACRES payment
Amy Forde
IFA Connacht chair Brendan Golden called for the interim payment to be made to farmers in ACRES.
Minister rules out interim ACRES payment
Tranche 4 approvals still be issued as re-roofing grant on the cards
12 March 2025 Buildings
Tranche 4 approvals still be issued as re-roofing grant on the cards
Farmers who have applied under tranche 5 of the scheme in the back end of last year are still awaiting their TAMS applications to be looked at.
Another ACRES interim payment needed - IFA
10 March 2025 Schemes
Another ACRES interim payment needed - IFA
This comes as around 10,400 farmers are waiting on an ACRES payment. Of this figure, 2,700 farmers are waiting on a balancing payment from 2023.
Around 10,400 farmers waiting on ACRES payments
Some 2,700 farmers are waiting on a balancing payment for 2023 under the ACRES scheme.
9 March 2025 Schemes
Step-by-step guide: how to check if your land is a GAEC 2 peat soil
The mapping system on agfood.ie now has an active layer which farmers can use to check the status of their lands.
7 March 2025 Schemes
Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme payments to issue at end of March
Some 7,700 farmers are due a payment under the Dairy Beef Welfare Scheme.
7 March 2025 Schemes
Department set to clamp down on map acres
Department officials briefed advisers and issued a warning against farmers claiming payments on land they are not actually farming.
5 March 2025 Schemes
Assurances given to forestry owners on potential future supports
Minister Michael Healy-Rae has moved to reassure forest owners that any work undertaken now will not affect eligibility for any potential future assistance that is introduced.
26 February 2025 Schemes
No change in livestock unit values
Proposals to change nutrient excretion rates under nitrates will not have any effect on livestock unit values under area-based schemes.
26 February 2025 Schemes
TAMS Tranche 6 deadline looms as tranche 4 approvals continue
There is just a week left to apply for tranche 6 of TAMS, with the closing date set for 7 March.
26 February 2025 Schemes
Schemes update: final date of 14 March for ACRES LESS declarations
The Department has written to ACRES advisers, urging them and their clients to submit any outstanding declarations, citing that there is still a large number of returns on hold.
21 February 2025 Schemes
ACRES payment delays ‘eroding farmers’ confidence’ in all schemes – ICSA
Over 12,000 farmers have yet to receive their 2024 ACRES payments, while 2,764 are still awaiting their balancing payments from 2023.
20 February 2025 Schemes