Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 November 2023
451. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when applicants (details supplied) will know if they are successful in their applications; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [52242/23]
View answerThe Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings. There is an indicative budget of €370 million available for the period 2023-2027, and all investments must be linked to Climate, Environment or Animal Welfare.
Tranche 1 of TAMS 3 closed on 30 June 2023. Of the total of 8,241 applications submitted (almost four times the average number received per tranche under TAMS II), more than 550 were submitted under the Low Emissions Slurry Spreading Scheme.
Applicants may purchase mobile equipment, at their own risk, subject to verification of eligibility in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the relevant schemes.
I also announced that 100% of eligible applications under tranche 1 of TAMS 3 will be approved for funding, which is in keeping with my commitment to assist farmers to address animal welfare, climate and sustainability targets.
Applications received across all the measures in Tranche 1 are currently being processed. Once the initial processing is completed, all applications will be subject to a ranking and selection process, which is a regulatory requirement for all TAMS 3 applications.
All eligible applications will then proceed to further detailed processing, with approvals starting to issue to successful applications shortly, on a scheme-by-scheme basis, starting with the Solar Capital Investment Scheme.
