Michael Fitzmaurice
Ceist:410. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the spend on the TAMS scheme in 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11062/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraThursday, 8 March 2018
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The TAMS II Scheme has been very successful to date in terms of the number of applications that have been approved which now stands at over 13,000. Payments cannot issue until the approved works have been completed and a payment claim is submitted to the online system.
Expenditure on TAMS II in 2016 was €3.9m and in 2017 was €31.3m. 2018 has seen a significant acceleration on the spend with €9.3m paid out this year to date. To date the total spent on TAMS II Schemes is €44.5m.