Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 October 2021
765. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount expended in the TAMS scheme for low-emission slurry spreading technology for each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the resulting amount paid by farmers; the number of farmers; the VAT paid by farmers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48104/21]
View answerLow emission Slurry Spreading equipment has been a very popular investment item under TAMS II. Details of the eligible costs and grant payments made for LESS equipment under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme (LESS), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS) and the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) on an annual basis are set out in the table below:
|
Year Paid |
No. of Farmers |
Eligible Costs |
Grant Amount |
|
2016 |
52 |
€1,430,886.33 |
€637,586.20 |
|
2017 |
263 |
€7,734,603.45 |
€3,480,765.77 |
|
2018 |
461 |
€13,939,209.56 |
€6,447,012.54 |
|
2019 |
753 |
€21,281,870.72 |
€9,575,357.98 |
|
2020 |
1,397 |
€33,188,185.76 |
€15,093,357.67 |
|
2021 (to date) |
1,232 |
€26,899,334.95 |
€11,974,799.12 |
|
Total |
4,158 |
€104,474,090.77 |
€47,208,879.28 |
Please note that TAMS does not record the amount of VAT paid by farmers. Eligible costs in the table refer to the lower of the fixed Department reference cost and the receipted costs of the claim made by the applicant. The grant amount is that paid to the applicant for that purchase.
