The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has confirmed that under 200 applications made under tranche 3 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3) are left to be processed.
TAMS 3, which includes 10 different schemes, provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holding.
3,257 (86%) out of 3,799 applications made under tranche 3 have secured approval from department officials.
The latest data published by the department shows that 196 applications are currently “in progress”, 260 applications have been rejected and 86 withdrawn by applicants.
All applications made under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) scheme have now been processed.
The following table provides the latest update on tranche 3 applications for the 10 schemes contained in TAMS 3:
TAMS 3 scheme Applications Rejected Withdrawn In progress Approved Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme 1,000 565 32 55 848 Dairy Equipment Scheme 88 2 3 6 77 Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme 1,055 101 14 44 896 Low Emission Slurry Spreading 314 5 5 0 304 Organic Capital Investment Scheme 320 15 8 9 288 Pig & Poultry Investment Scheme 37 2 1 3 31 Solar Capital Investment Scheme 326 21 4 41 260 Tillage Capital Investment Scheme 219 9 8 3 199 Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme 170 16 5 9 140 Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme 270 24 6 26 214 Total 3,799 260 86 196 3,257
The department has also confirmed that 37 applications made under tranche 1 of TAMS are still to be fully processed.
7,277 (89%) out of 8,203 applications have been approved in the initial round of the scheme.
107 applications made under tranche 2 of TAMS 3 are still deemed to be “in progress”.
8,136 approvals (89%) have been granted out of the 9,110 applications submitted as part of this tranche.
DAFM is yet to provide an update on the status of the 5,864 applications made by farmers for tranche 4.
Meanwhile, farmers are being reminded that the deadline to submit applications under tranche 5 of TAMS 3 will fall next week
The department has said that the closing date for applications under this tranche will fall on Friday, December 6, 2024.