Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the timeline for processing payments of applications under the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme II; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5272/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The new TAMS measure will make €395m available to Irish farmers for investing in on-farm infrastructure, facilities and equipment. My Department is working to process approvals as quickly as possible and to make payments at the earliest possible juncture.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will include a new sheep fencing scheme and a new tillage scheme in the next targeted agricultural modernisation scheme, TAMS, tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5273/16]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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My Department isawaiting confirmation from the Commission on the inclusion of Sheep Fencing as an investment item and the provision of a dedicated Tillage Schemein TAMS II.and is endeavouring to finalise approval for inclusion of these in the next tranche, as soon as is practicable.