Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1427. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS grant application by persons (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21675/20]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The persons named applied for grant aid under Tranche 17 of the Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme, one of the suite of seven measures available under TAMS II. The application was not selected for approval under this tranche. An application for the same investments has been submitted under Tranche 18, with reduced investment costs. This application has passed the initial administrative checks required and will be subject to the ranking and selection process which will be completed shortly. Ranking and selection is the process of ranking each application in each tranche using pre-defined criteria. If the application is selected for approval, it will then be subject to technical checks. If the application is successful at this stage, approval will issue in writing directly to the persons named.

Full details of all TAMS II measures, including the ranking and selection criteria, are available on the Department's website.