Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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401. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a person (details supplied) will qualify for 60% on TAMS II; when a decision will be made on this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33024/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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One of the eligibility criteria to qualify for the higher 60% grant rate under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme in TAMS II is that an applicant must meet the requirements of set-up for the first time within five years of the date of receipt of the grant application under this scheme. The definition of Young Farmer is set out in the EU Regulations governing the TAMS II Scheme.

Department records indicate that the person named was set up in May 2010 which means that the person is not set up within five years of the date of application and does not therefore qualify as a young farmer under the Terms and Conditions of the Scheme.

The person named is, however, eligible to apply for a 40% grant rate under the TAMS II measures.