Brendan Griffin (Kerry, Fine Gael)
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583. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if there is grant aid available for drainage works on farm land; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34159/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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A suite of ten schemes are available under TAMS 3. Nine of these schemes were launched under the Rural Development Programme 2014-2020 and are co-funded under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD). The final Scheme 'Women Farmers Capital Investment Scheme' launched under CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) 2023-2027.

These schemes were launched between 22nd February 2023 and 21st June 2023 and the first tranche closed on 30th June 2023, with the Tranche 2 opening on the 1st July.

As part of the launch of the TAMS 3 scheme, I have had a wide range of new investments included under the suite of ten TAMS 3 schemes. However, the budget for the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation scheme (TAMS) is now fully committed, support for land drainage is not included as an eligible item.