Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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165. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total amount allocated to the TAMS scheme under the Rural Development Programme 2014 to 2020; the total amount of spend on an annual basis to date, in tabular form; the total amount allocated for 2016 and 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [33232/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) is a demand led scheme. The suite of six measures under TAMS II was launched under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and is co-funded under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The total funds allocated under the Programme period is €395m. The total allocation for 2016 is €35.8m and for 2017 is €50m.

The TAMS II online payment claims system has been available for the submission of payment claims since July 2016. 325 TAMS II payment claims have been received to date and payment has issued in 53 cases. The payment claims submitted are being processed, however a large number of them have minor issues that need to be resolved before payment can be made. Department officials are in direct contact with individual farmers to progress claims towards early payment.

Expenditure to date on TAMS II is as set out as follows: