Galway was the county that received the most funding under the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS) 3 farm safety measure, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon has revealed.
In 2024, some €372,435 made it to the Tribes County as part of the Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (FSCIS).
Cork, the county with the most farmers, was narrowly behind Galway, receiving monies of €348,761 under the scheme last year.
Kilkenny farmers were paid €211,396 for the farm safety scheme, while €205,196 went to applications made in Mayo, €127,772 in Waterford and €120,058 in Donegal last year.
The figures were revealed by Minister Heydon in response to a parliamentary question from TD Conor McGuinness.
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The FSCIS is a measure under TAMS III, which provides an incentive to farmers to avail of investments to improve their own safety and that of their farm.
The higher 60% grant aid is available for this scheme, to a maximum of €90,000 per farm holding.
Items that can be claimed upon as part of the scheme include calving pens, bull pens, unroofed enclosures, crushes, sheep handling equipment, yard lights, rewiring farm buildings and slurry agitation platforms over existing tanks, among other items.
TAMS 3 opened for applications in 2023, with almost €6.3m in grant aid issued to date under the FSCIS measure.
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