TAMS Criteria Too Strict & Should be Revised – IFA
IFA Farm Family and Social Affairs Chair Teresa Roche has criticised the Department of Agriculture’s refusal to recognise cash payments for equipment for the purposes of a TAMS grant and said that the decision was bureaucracy gone mad. According to Teresa Roche it should not be difficult for the terms and conditions relating to the […]
IFA National Rural Development Chair says TAMS Payments Needed Promptly
Upon the commencement of TAMS 3 payments announced today by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, IFA National Rural Development Chair John Curran emphasised the importance of the maximum number of farmers being paid promptly. “More broadly, TAMS reference costs are very much out of kilter with prevailing costs of materials. Investment ceilings […]
TAMS Momentum Must Continue – IFA
IFA Rural Development chair John Curran has welcomed an update from the Department of Agriculture that close on half of TAMS Tranche 1 applications have now been approved, with payment claims for ‘mobile’ investments and those within seven of the ten TAMS scheme now open. Claims for investments within the Animal Welfare; Nutrient Management Scheme; […]
Ministers announce opening of the Solar Capital Investment Scheme (SCIS) under TAMS
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, announced the opening of applications for solar panels under new Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3). TAMS provides funding for capital investments on farms and will be in place for five years with a budget of €370 million. In order to encourage the purchase of solar […]
Review of TAMS Costings Must Include All Applications Approved Under Tranche 22
IFA Rural Development Chairman Michael Biggins has welcomed the announcement by the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue that the review of the reference costings for grant-aided work under the TAMS on-farm investment scheme is complete. The Department of Agriculture carried out this costings review, and the changes will be implemented from the opening of […]
Farmers with TAMS work need faster response to rising building costs
IFA Rural Development Chairman Michael Biggins said the Dept of Agriculture is not responding quickly enough to rising building costs, especially steel. The increases are having a knock-on effect on items such as LESS equipment and meal bins, which is adding significantly to costs for farmers doing TAMS work. “Delays in issuing approvals, […]
IFA Sets Priorities On CAP Rural Development
Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed must deliver a well-financed and ambitious Rural Development Programme (RDP) in the forthcoming CAP negotiations – that was the clear message from the IFA National Rural Development Committee meeting. As a first priority it is vital that the funding available in the current RDP is fully utilised, Rural Development […]
Department Must Clear Farm Payments – IFA
Speaking following a meeting of the Charter of Farmers Rights Monitoring Committee, IFA Deputy President Richard Kennedy said IFA made it very clear to the Department of Agriculture that the IT issues across a number of schemes, including GLAS, KT and TAMS must be resolved immediately so farmers can be paid without further delay. […]
IFA Urges Speedier TAMS Payments
IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady has urged Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to speed up TAMS payments to farmers who have completed their work and sent in all required documentation to the Department of Agriculture. In excess of 650 farmers are urgently awaiting grant aid for investments they have made on their farms. […]
IFA Welcomes Immediate Opening Of TAMS Sheep Fencing Scheme
IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady has welcomed the opening of the TAMS sheep fencing scheme for farmers who want to make an application before the close of the existing tranche of the scheme on June 24th. Joe Brady said this is an important development and IFA had argued to the Minister and the […]
