DAFM issues update on TAMS tranche 9 applications
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has provided an initial update on the status of applications made under tranche 9 of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Schemes (TAMS 3).
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon previously confirmed that ranking and selection will be applied to applications made under this round of the scheme.
He indicated that "priority" would be given to applications under Farm Safety and Nutrient Storage schemes.
Minister Heydon has repeatedly warned that "there is a limit to the amount of funding available" for TAMS 3 which is "operating within a very clearly defined financial profile over the course of the Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) Strategic Plan".
TAMS
TAMS 3 provides grants to farmers to build and/or improve a specified range of farm buildings and equipment on their holding.
The latest data, published by DAFM, shows that 1,490 (24%) of the 6,122 applications made in tranche 9 have been approved to date.
4,305 applications are deemed to be "in progress", 203 have been rejected, while a further 124 have been withdrawn.
The following table provides an update on the status of tranche 9 applications across the various TAMS schemes:
| TAMS 3 scheme | Applications | Rejected | Withdrawn | In progress | Approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme | 1,745 | 40 | 42 | 1,228 | 435 |
| Dairy Equipment Scheme | 255 | 6 | 2 | 212 | 35 |
| Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme | 1,671 | 81 | 30 | 1,030 | 530 |
| Low Emission Slurry Spreading | 250 | 0 | 5 | 155 | 90 |
| Organic Capital Investment Scheme | 430 | 8 | 14 | 285 | 123 |
| Pig & Poultry Investment Scheme | 17 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
| Solar Capital Investment Scheme | 899 | 21 | 7 | 866 | 5 |
| Tillage Capital Investment Scheme | 260 | 14 | 10 | 101 | 135 |
| Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme | 267 | 19 | 6 | 178 | 64 |
| Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme | 328 | 14 | 8 | 235 | 71 |
| Total | 6,122 | 203 | 124 | 4,305 | 1,490 |
The department also confirmed that 4,673 approvals have been issued under tranche 8 of TAMS 3.
281 out of the total 5,364 applications made in this tranche are yet to be fully processed, 323 have been rejected, and 87 were withdrawn.
DAFM said that 19 applications are still in progress in tranche 7. The figures show 1,880 of the 2,181 applications have been given the green light, 229 rejected, and 53 withdrawn.
