Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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481. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of the targeted agricultural modernisation scheme on-farm investment support scheme (details supplied) regarding approval and payments for farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18343/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Approval letters are issuing on a continuing basis to eligible applicants who have applied in the first tranches of the TAMS II investment schemes, to date 1,723 full approvals have issued. A further 1,100 part approvals issued earlier this year for urgently required Dairy Equipment and Low Emission Slurry Spreading Equipment.

The IT functionality to allow TAMS II payment claims to be submitted on line is being finalised within my Department and it is anticipated that it will be available next month. Payments will follow for approved claims.