Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 November 2015

Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Questions (103)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

103. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when outstanding payments will be made under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 1; the number of farmers who have submitted documentation for payment and the number who have not yet received payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41913/15]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Applications for payment under the TAMS 1 schemes are being processed on an ongoing basis and my Department currently has some 2,500 claims on hand. These are all being examined at present, with a view to making all payments possible by end of year.