Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 13 July 2023
581. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is a funding total available for the TAMS woman farmer capital investment scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35501/23]
View answerA suite of ten schemes are available under TAMS 3. Nine of these schemes were launched under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and are co-funded under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). With the final Scheme Women Farmers Capital Investment Scheme launched under CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027.
These schemes were launched between 22 February 2023 and 21 June 2023 and the first tranche closed on 30 June 2023, with the Tranche 2 opening on 1 July.
TAMS 3 has an indicative budget of €370m. As TAMS is a demand led scheme it is not possible to allocate a budget to each of the ten schemes individually,
