Jackie Cahill
Question:2059. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a grant is available for an agri-holding with no public water supply; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39625/22]
View answerTuesday, 26 July 2022
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There are a wide variety of items available under the suite of seven measures under TAMS II. However, grant funding for an agri-holding with no public water supply is not included.
To date, total expenditure under the seven measures of the TAMS, including transitional expenditure, has reached in excess of €373 million with commitments of an additional €94 million made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those grants.
Some 50,594 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. As a result, it is not possible to consider adding additional items such as grants for an agri-holding with no public water supply to the comprehensive list of investment items already available under TAMS II.