Seán Fleming (Laois, Fianna Fail)
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521. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received for dairy equipment under the TAMS; the number which have been processed to date and in respect of which payments have been issued; the number waiting for a payment to be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29543/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The number of applications that have been received for the Dairy Equipment Scheme in TAMS II across the four tranches is 2,218. 1,529 approvals have issued to date and the checking of applications is ongoing. 94 Payment Claims have been received, some of which have been received very recently. These payment claims are being processed, however a large number of them have minor issues, which need to be resolved before payment can be made. Department officials are in direct contact with individual farmers to progress claims towards early payment. Eight claims have been approved for payment or paid. The number of cases paid will increase over the coming weeks as farmers submit their applications to the online system, any issues arising are resolved and claims are processed for payment.