by Neassa | Mar 19, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has said it is completely unacceptable that farmers are still waiting indefinitely for the ACRES payments they are entitled to. He insisted that the Department of Agriculture must commit to a firm, non-negotiable end date for...
by Neassa | Feb 20, 2025 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA Rural Development chair Edmond Phelan has strongly criticised the ongoing hold-ups in ACRES payments and warned the delays are eroding farmers’ confidence in all farm schemes. “Around 15,000 farmers are still waiting for the money they are rightfully owed. The...
by Neassa | Jul 3, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has welcomed the agreement reached on an updated Farmers’ Charter of Rights. Speaking after the meeting held in Dublin on Tuesday (July 2), Mr McNamara said, “The negotiations around the formation of this Farmers’ Charter have been lengthy...
by Neassa | Jul 3, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has said the Department of Agriculture must address the classification of ACRES interim payments as overpayments on their systems as a matter of urgency. “The system adopted by the Department to manage ACRES payments has classified...
by Neassa | Feb 13, 2024 | Latest News, Press Releases
ICSA president Sean McNamara has described the way the Department of Agriculture has handled ACRES payments as a shambles and said it must never happen again. “Back in early December we were informed that around 18,600 farmers would have to wait until February 2024...
