Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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1319. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will confirm receipt of a valid application from a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the TAMS grant scheme; when notification of approval can be expected in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38725/23]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings.

An application for grant aid was submitted by the named person on 31 May 2023, and is being processed together with all other applications submitted under tranche 1 of TAMS 3.

The scheme has proved very popular, with an unprecedented level of applications received (almost four times the average number received per tranche under TAMS 2).

Once the initial processing is completed, all applications will be subject to a ranking and selection process, which is a regulatory requirement for all TAMS 3 applications.

To help with the processing of the huge number of applications, I have decided that farmers who require the construction of slurry and manure storage facilities, or urgent animal welfare related investments required for the winter of 2023/2024, may apply for priority approval up to 15 September 2023.

Tranche 1 applications are currently undergoing eligibility checks centrally, after which applications will undergo a thorough processing check at local office level. Due to the unprecedented level of interest, it is intended that approvals will issue by scheme, starting with the Solar Capital Investment Scheme.