Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 July 2016
248. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow grant aid to be paid where part approvals were issued and work has been completed but where there are other investments on the farmer's application in recognition of the serious cash flow issues on dairy farms under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21611/16]
View answerThe Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS II) was opened to applications when the supporting computer system was available. As urgent approval was requested in some cases over 1,100 part approvals issued in respect of dairy and low emission slurry spreading equipment. Full approvals for all measures are issuing on an ongoing basis with over 2,400 full approvals having been issued to date.
The position in relation to payment claims is that once an applicant has received full approval, if there are no other investments indicated on the full approval, a payment claim can be submitted as soon as the payment claim facility becomes available. If however there are other investments included in the application and indicated on the full approval then all investments must be purchased and installed before a payment claim can be made. It is expected that the payment claim system will be available in the coming weeks.
