Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 16 January 2018
1188. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to implement a scheme for mats for slats under Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme, TAMS, in accordance with the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1127/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe TAMS II Schemes have been very successful in terms of uptake with the number of applications to date exceeding 15,500 and approvals issued exceeding 12,400. All of these approvals represent committed expenditure under the TAMS II measure of the Rural Development Programme 2014 - 2020.
Until such time as these approvals are acted upon or expire the budget for TAMS must include provision for the potential expenditure involved. The inclusion of slat mats under the TAMS II schemes can only be considered in the context of the overall budgetary provision.
