Michael McNamara
Question:328. Deputy Michael McNamara asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the arrangements that are in place for transsexual and intersex TAMS applicants aged 41-55 years of age. [58558/22]
View answerThursday, 24 November 2022
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There are no restrictions on gender for applicants to TAMS II. Once an applicant meets the eligibility criteria for the specific measure, they can submit an application.
Regarding the new Woman Farmers Capital Investment Scheme under TAMS 3, the applicant will demonstrate their eligibility by uploading a birth certificate or a gender recognition cert at the time of application.
This scheme will meet the specific objective under Article 6 para (h) of Regulation (EU) 2021/2115 of the European Parliament and of the Council, namely:
(h) to promote employment, growth, gender equality, including the participation of women in farming, social inclusion and local development in rural areas, including the circular bio-economy and sustainable forestry;
There will be no gender criteria in the other nine schemes proposed under TAMS 3.