David Stanton (Cork East, Fine Gael)
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664. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he has estimated the number of applications that will be made for grant support under TAMS 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3169/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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TAMS provides generous grant rates for a comprehensive range of investment items. The suite of seven measures under TAMS II which closed 16^thDecember 2022 have proved to be very popular with Irish Farmers. Over 53,000 approvals have issued to date with expenditure having reached in excess of €391m to over 32,000 applicants and commitments of an additional €108m made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those grants.

TAMS is a demand led scheme and TAMS 3 will continue to support farmers from 2023 onwards. There will also be some changes including a resetting of the investment ceiling to €90,000 per holding, increased grant rates for specified investments and a full review of reference costs. The terms and conditions for the schemes and the investment list for grant aided items are currently being finalised and will be published shortly.