Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 May 2016
516. Deputy Patrick O'Donovan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applicants waiting for payment, the maximum period they are waiting, under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2, by county, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11166/16]
View answerA total of 5,205 applications have been received in the first two tranches of the TAMS II Schemes. The first tranche across the Schemes closed on dates between 25 September and 30 November 2015 and the Second tranche closed on 25 March 2016 for all schemes.
|
Scheme |
Tranche 1 |
Tranche 2 |
|
Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme |
513 |
620 |
|
Dairy Equipment Scheme |
1088 |
595 |
|
Pigs and Poultry Investment Scheme |
57 |
38 |
|
Low Emission Slurry Spreading Equipment |
194 |
263 |
|
Animal Welfare, Safety and Nutrient Storage |
939 |
607 |
|
Organic Capital Investments |
192 |
99 |
|
Total |
2,983 |
2,222 |
All applications received in a given tranche have to be examined and then ranked and selected before any approvals are issued for specific schemes in given tranches. Part approvals have issued for over 1,000 applicants in respect of Dairy Equipment and LESS and it is expected that the full approval for these applicants and all other eligible applicants in Tranche 1 will issue in the next weeks. The administrative checks are ongoing in relation to applications received in Tranche 2. The IT development work on the payment claims system is ongoing and when finalised applicants may submit their claims online. The data requested by the Deputy is therefore not yet available.
