Patrick O'Donovan (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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430. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a TAMS 3 application (details supplied); when is it likely a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46402/23]

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. The scheme has proved very popular, with an unprecedented level of applications received under Tranche 1 of TAMS 3 at almost four times the average number received per tranche under TAMS 2.

The person named submitted an application for dairy equipment under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme. This and other applications under the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme are currently undergoing administrative checks. 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.

All eligible applications will then proceed to further detailed processing, with approvals issuing to successful applications once that process is complete.