Paul Kehoe (Wexford, Fine Gael)
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1587. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine whether repairs and resurfacing of a farm road are covered under TAMS 3 funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13771/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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TAMS 3 will provide funding for new farm roads under the Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS), Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS), Women Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS), and the Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS).

Currently Farmers are legally obliged to maintain their farm roadways under the Nitrates Directive to ensure there is no run off directly to a watercourse. As this is a legal requirement there is no funding available under TAMS to repair or resurface a road.