The current three-month tranche of TAMS II closes this Friday at midnight, with the next tranche opening directly after with recently announced amendments.

The Department of Agriculture has announced that for applications received from this Saturday:

  • Meal bins are now an eligible investment for all farmers.
  • Photovoltaic solar installations are also extended to all farmers, with a maximum of 6kWp capacity eligible for funding under a €10m pilot phase.
  • All eligible lighting must be LED type.
  • A graduated system of penalties is now in place for late submission of payment claims.
  • Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed said that farmers had now lodged over 24,000 applications under the TAMS II scheme, including over 2,250 in the latest tranche.

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    "Over €121.7m has been paid out to farmers so far under the scheme, with weekly payments currently averaging over €1.5m,” he added.

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