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Agriculture Schemes

Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 20 May 2021

Thursday, 20 May 2021

Questions (391)

Bernard Durkan

Question:

391. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if grant support is available for agricultural underpasses and bridges in cases in which there are road safety concerns for animals, pedestrians and vehicles particularly given the fact that the setback distances from the edge of roadways has been increased to six metres; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [27398/21]

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There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II. To date, total expenditure under TAMS II, including transitional expenditure, has reached €285m with commitments made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those commitments of approximately €153m

Over 39,800 applications have been approved under the scheme. All outstanding approvals issued represent potential outstanding liabilities for the Department and we must have a budget in place to pay these claims. It is not possible to consider adding additional items such as cattle underpasses to the comprehensive list of investment items already available under TAMS II.

Development of the interventions for the CAP Strategic Plan (2023-2027) is underway but no decision has been made yet in relation to the interventions to be included under the new Capital Investment Scheme for the CAP Strategic Plan (2023-2027).

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