Written question – Issues with Ireland’s Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme – E-002304/2025

Question for written answer  E-002304/2025
to the Commission
Rule 144
Kathleen Funchion (The Left)

Since the last reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP) and the implementation of that reform at the national level, the Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES) in Ireland has had several issues. There are still farmers who have not received payments since 2023.

• 1.Has the Commission investigated the causes of these delays?
• 2.What assessment did the Commission carry out when this scheme was proposed?
• 3.In the upcoming reform of the CAP, will the Commission fully take into account that changes at the EU level can have long-term impacts on the ground for farmers, due to delays in their implementation at national level and additional administrative challenges, in order to ensure we do not have a repeat of these issues with ACRES?

Submitted: 6.6.2025