Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 October 2015
335. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person who has a herd number since May 2010 will be entitled to 60% under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36560/15]
View answerAmong the eligibility criteria to qualify for the 60% grant rate in the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme in TAMS II is that an applicant must meet the requirements of set-up for the first time within five years of the date of receipt of an application under this scheme. The eligibility of a person who has their herd-number since May 2010 would therefore depend on the date of receipt of any application submitted, amongst other things. If no application was submitted, then such a person would now be outside the period of eligibility.
