All eligible TAMS applications approved but limits on next tranche
Tranche 6 closed to applications on March 7, 2025, with 4,931 applications received across the 11 schemes.
Tranche 7, the emergency tranche, which was opened in response to Storm Éowyn, closed for applications on March 28, with 1,945 applications submitted in respect of the agreed emergency investments, namely:
Back-up generators;
Sheep, bovine and equine fencing;
Wood/biomass chipper;
Mulchers.
Tranche 8 closed yesterday, Friday June 6, with approximately 5,000 applications received and the final number will be confirmed early next week. Tranche 9 of the scheme is now open.
Minister Heydon commented: 'TAMS 3 has proven to be a very successful scheme, with approximately 42,000 applications received over the first seven tranches since February 2023, supporting farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holdings, while addressing issues such as generational renewal and farm safety.
'Over €70.5 million has issued to over 8,000 applicants, with payments of approximately €2 million continuing to issue on a weekly basis.
'However, TAMS is a demand-led scheme with a defined budgetary allocation. Given that we are now just halfway through the current CAP Strategic Plan (CSP), it is prudent that we are mindful of the budget available for the remaining TAMS tranches.
'In order to ensure that the available budget is distributed fairly over the remainder of the CSP, it may be necessary to limit the number of approved applications per tranche going forward by applying ranking and selection criteria, including for the upcoming Tranche 9, which opened on June 7 and will close on September 6,' the minister said.
This will be kept under ongoing review for the remainder of the CSP.
TAMS is jointly funded by the national exchequer and the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) of the European Union (EU) under Ireland's Rural Development Plan 2014-2022 and CAP Strategic Plan 2023-2027.
Under the On-farm Capital Investment Scheme known as TAMS 3, there are 11 individual schemes. These are as follows:
Animal Welfare, Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS) at 40% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling;
Tillage Capital Investment Scheme (TCIS) at 40% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling;
Pig and Poultry Capital Investment Scheme (PPIS) at 40% grant rate, with a €500,000 investment ceiling;
Dairy Equipment Scheme (DES) at 40% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling;
Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) at 60% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling;
Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS) at 60% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling;
Organic Farming Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS) at 60% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling;
Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (FCIS) at 60% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling;
Solar Capital Investment Scheme (SCIS) at 60% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling that is separate from other schemes;
Low Emission Slurry Spreading Equipment Scheme (LESS) at 60% grant rate, with a €40,000 investment ceiling that is separate from other schemes;
Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme (NISS) at 70% grant rate, with a €90,000 investment ceiling that is separate from other schemes.
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