Just under half of tranche 10 applications approved to date

Tranche 10 of TAMS III has seen just under 48% of applications approved to date, with 7,905 applications submitted under the scheme.

Tranche 10 is the second tranche of TAMS to come under ranking and selection, with a more stringent approach taken in comparison to tranche 9, with approval rates having been slashed in Low Emissions Slurry Spreading (LESS), Solar Capital Investment Scheme (SCIS) and the Dairy Equipment Scheme (DES) to just 10%.

Further cuts were also administered to six of the other sub-schemes within TAMS, with only the Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (FSCIS) saved from valid applications being rejected. Earlier this week, Minister for Agriculture Martin Heydon confirmed that valid applications made under the FSCIS would continue to be approved and not subject to ranking and selection.

The following are the percentage of applications to be approved according to ranking and selection in tranche 10.

Many of the sub schemes within tranche 10 are approaching the approval point.

A total of 894 applications submitted under tranche 10 will see a huge number of applications rejected, with 8% already approved to date and a cut off point of 10%.

Interestingly, LESS also has a cut off point of 10% under ranking and selection, but as can be seen from the table, 13% have received approval.

Changes afoot

The introduction of an amendment to the ranking and selection criteria in respect of nutrient storage investments, which will apply to applications submitted in the tranche opening 20 June 2026, was announced by Minister Heydon this week.

Tranche 11 closed for applications on 6 March 2026, with 4,452 applications submitted across all schemes and an additional 2,216 applications which rolled over from tranche 10.

The proposed changes, which will be shared with the CAP Strategic Plan (CSP) monitoring committee, will allow additional marks to be applied to nutrient storage investments under the Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS), Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) and Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS) when future tranches are open for applications. Minister Heydon has also confirmed that he is extending the closing date for tranche 12 of TAMS to 19 June.

Tranche 13 of the scheme is set to close on 4 September 2026, while tranche 14 will close on 4 December 2026. A total of 63,754 applications were submitted in the first 11 tranches of TAMS III, while earlier this week the IFA called fro an increased budget of €100 million to be secured for 2027.

With the Department of Agriculture looking to decrease its budget by €27 million in 2027, it will be hard to see these calls come to fruition. Happily, the 60% approval rate for nutrient storage in tranche 10 has been increased to 75% in tranche 11.