Written answers
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Agriculture Schemes
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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487. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if the payment systems to make payments under TAMS III are in place; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21672/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The functionality to lodge payment claims is in place for all the schemes under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). The payments system is in place for eight of the ten schemes, with the Young Farmer Scheme and the Women Farmer scheme anticipated to be in place next month.
My Department is currently processing payment claims with payments to begin to issue in June in cases where there are no issues with the claim.
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to provide, in tabular form, the number of applications outstanding under TAMS III for a decision; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21673/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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There are currently 435 applications outstanding under Tranche 1 of TAMS 3, where a query has been raised with the applicant.
The processing of applications under Tranche 2 is continuing, with approvals issuing on a daily basis. Of the total of 9,110 applications received in Tranche 2, a total of 4,255 applications have yet to receive approval. Many of the applications received are in respect of mobile equipment, so applicants may purchase the mobile equipment, at their own risk, subject to verification of eligibility in accordance with the Terms and Conditions of the relevant schemes.
Administrative checking has commenced on Tranche 3, which closed for applications on 12 April 2024. Updated statistics outlining the number of approvals issued are published on my Department's website weekly.
| TRANCHE | STATUS | Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme | Dairy Equipment Scheme | Low Emission Slurry Spreading | Organic Capital Investment Scheme | Pig & Poultry Investment Scheme | Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme | Tillage Capital Investment Scheme | Solar Capital Investment Scheme | Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme | Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Application Received | 2494 | 235 | 551 | 928 | 49 | 441 | 445 | 751 | 2050 | 259 | 8203 |
| 1 | Awaiting Approval | 173 | 18 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 31 | 4 | 74 | 81 | 29 | 435 |
| 2 | Application Received | 2200 | 217 | 756 | 634 | 46 | 524 | 444 | 738 | 3113 | 438 | 9110 |
| 2 | Outstanding | 1022 | 89 | 321 | 211 | 36 | 281 | 79 | 629 | 1382 | 205 | 4255 |
| 3 | Application Received | 998 | 89 | 318 | 321 | 38 | 268 | 216 | 329 | 1055 | 170 | 3802 |
| 3 | Outstanding | 998 | 89 | 318 | 321 | 38 | 268 | 216 | 329 | 1055 | 170 | 3802 |
| Total | Application Received | 5692 | 541 | 1625 | 1883 | 133 | 1233 | 1105 | 1818 | 6218 | 867 | 21115 |
| Total | Outstanding | 2217 | 196 | 647 | 566 | 76 | 589 | 315 | 1036 | 2587 | 413 | 8642 |
Claire Kerrane (Roscommon-Galway, Sinn Fein)
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489. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will consider fast-tracking payments under TAMS III, given the investment made by farmers and their need for payment. [21674/24]
Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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A total of over 11,000 approvals have issued in respect of applications submitted under Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 of TAMS 3, which will allow farmers to proceed with their investments.
To date, 785 claims for payment in respect of approved investments have been submitted, and these are currently being assessed. It is anticipated that payments will start to issue in June in respect of applications where there are no issues with the claim.
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