Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020
876. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for TAMS payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; the amounts paid out under each measure; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36157/20]
View answerThe indicative allocation for the TAMS II scheme over the course of the Rural Development Programme is €395 million. To date, over 33,350 approvals to proceed with investment works under TAMS II have issued. A total of €252 million has been paid to date.
The available budget allocated for all TAMS measures in 2019 was €70 million. However €76.516 million was received in payment claims and paid to TAMS applicants that year with the additional funding being found from within savings elsewhere in the Department's budget. A breakdown of the amounts paid under each measure of TAMS II in 2019 is outlined below.
|
Scheme |
Expenditure 2019 (€m) |
|
Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme |
13.703 |
|
Dairy Equipment Scheme |
13.030 |
|
Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme |
6.528 |
|
Organic Capital Investment Scheme |
0.531 |
|
Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme |
0.515 |
|
Young Farmers' Capital Investment Scheme |
36.871 |
|
Tillage Capital Investment Scheme |
5.338 |
|
Total |
76.516 |
