Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 23 April 2024
486. Deputy Martin Kenny asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine how many hectares of land farmers applied for under the hay meadow measure in ACRES 2023; how many hectares of hay meadow his Department paid out to farmers under the ACRES measure for 2023; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17663/24]
View answerThe actions in the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) which may be considered as ‘the hay meadow measure in ACRES' are Low Input Grassland (LIG) and Low Input Peat Grassland (LIPG), as well as the late meadow bonus (LMB) which is available as part of those actions. The figures requested are presented in the below table:
|
Action |
No of applications approved |
Area Approved (ha) |
Paid to Date |
Area paid to Date (ha) |
|
Low Input Grassland |
17,722 |
130,716.25 |
€1,876,534.20 |
48,063.86 |
|
Low Input Peat Grassland |
558 |
3,252.86 |
€435,062.46 |
1,487.74 |
|
Late Meadow Bonus |
1,247 |
5,293.03 |
€137,197.45 |
2,743.95 |
The payment figures reflect the ACRES General applicants who have been paid their advance payment to date. Total payment figures will be available after the full year payment calculations are finalised in June.
