Written answers
Tuesday, 5 October 2021
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture Schemes
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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764. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of young farmers that have not had their business plans approved by Teagasc with regard to applying for young trained farmer stamp relief duty; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48103/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Section 81AA of the Stamp Duties Consolidation Act 1999 provides for a stamp duty exemption on the transfer of agricultural land to ‘young trained farmers’. It is covered for State aid purposes under Article 18 of the Agriculture Block Exemption Regulation (ABER) 702/2014, which requires that aid is conditional on the submission of a business plan to the competent authority of the Member State concerned.
In Ireland, Teagasc is responsible for certifying business plans. I understand that, while Teagasc maintain a register of business plans for which a certificate has been issued, they do not record submissions that are not subsequently approved. In 2020, Teagasc approved 602 business plans, with 483 plans approved to date in 2021.
Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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765. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the estimated amount expended in the TAMS scheme for low-emission slurry spreading technology for each of the years 2016 to 2020 and to date in 2021; the resulting amount paid by farmers; the number of farmers; the VAT paid by farmers in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [48104/21]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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Low emission Slurry Spreading equipment has been a very popular investment item under TAMS II. Details of the eligible costs and grant payments made for LESS equipment under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme (LESS), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS) and the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) on an annual basis are set out in the table below:
| Year Paid | No. of Farmers | Eligible Costs | Grant Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 52 | €1,430,886.33 | €637,586.20 |
| 2017 | 263 | €7,734,603.45 | €3,480,765.77 |
| 2018 | 461 | €13,939,209.56 | €6,447,012.54 |
| 2019 | 753 | €21,281,870.72 | €9,575,357.98 |
| 2020 | 1,397 | €33,188,185.76 | €15,093,357.67 |
| 2021 (to date) | 1,232 | €26,899,334.95 | €11,974,799.12 |
| Total | 4,158 | €104,474,090.77 | €47,208,879.28 |
Please note that TAMS does not record the amount of VAT paid by farmers. Eligible costs in the table refer to the lowerof the fixed Department reference cost and the receipted costs of the claim made by the applicant. The grant amount is that paid to the applicant for that purchase.
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