Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 18 May 2016
207. Deputy Tony McLoughlin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue a decision on an application by a person (details supplied) under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme and payment under the top-up for young farmers scheme and the national reserve scheme which were approved a number of weeks ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10905/16]
View answerThe applicant in question applied in the second tranche of the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS II for lights, a tank and animal housing. The application has passed the initial administrative checks. All applications that are received in a given tranche have to be examined and are then ranked and selected before approvals take place. The person named submitted a Private Contract Clause application to my Department seeking the transfer of allocation rights with land as transferee. An Official from my Department has been in direct contact with the person named regarding this application and agreement has now been reached with regard to the approach required to finalise the application.
The person named has also submitted applications under the National Reserve and the Young Farmers’ Scheme to my Department. Now that agreement has been reached with regard to the Private Contract Clause application, the National Reserve and Young Farmer Scheme applications can be finalised with a view to payment as soon as possible.
