The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD has announced a new TAMS 3 Tranche for a three week period starting on Friday, 7th of March and closing on Friday, 28th of March.
This new support is being made available to farmers under TAMS 3 in response to the unprecedented damage caused to the agriculture sector by Storm Éowyn and will deal specifically with storm related damage on farms. These applications will be processed as a priority.
Applications will be accepted for the following specific equipment over this three week period:
- Backup PTO Generators;
- Sheep, Bovine and Equine Fencing;
- Wood / Biomass Chippers; and
- Mulchers.
Backup generators are available in TAMS under the Dairy Equipment Scheme (DES), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS), Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) and Women Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS).
Grant aid for sheep, bovine and equine fencing are available in TAMS under the Animal Welfare Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS), Young Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) and Women Farmers Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS).
Wood / Biomass Chipper – PTO driven are available in TAMS under Biomass equipment in the Animal Welfare Nutrient and Storage Scheme (AWNSS), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS), Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) and Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS).
Mulcher mounted are available in TAMS under Pasture Management in the Animal Welfare Nutrient and Storage Scheme (AWNSS), Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS), Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS) and Women Farmer Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS).
The regular tranche, which will cater for all TAMS applications, will open immediately thereafter on 29 March and will close on the previously advised date of 6 June 2025 and there will be no impact on agreed timelines.
Minister Heydon said at the announcement: “Considering the recent power outages arising from storm damage, I have reviewed the scope of generators supported by TAMS to include all generators, irrespective of the drive mechanism. The grant is targeted at the generator rather than the drive mechanism. While these generators are included as an investment item under the Dairy Equipment Scheme, the investment is open to all farmers who declare the minimum eligibility requirement of five hectares under the Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Scheme in the year of application, or preceding year. There is no requirement to be milking cows to be eligible for backup generators under the scheme.”
Woodchippers and mulchers are both mobile investments and, farmers are permitted to purchase the equipment, at their own risk, once they have submitted an online application. The application will then proceed through the normal process.
Farmers who have suffered storm damage to farm buildings that require them to be taken down and start again are encouraged to apply for support for the construction of new buildings under TAMS 3.
New grant aid support under TAMS 3 is being planned for replacement of roofs. The application process for this specific investment will be available later this year, when systems are developed. In the meantime, farmers are urged to carry out a structural assessment of their farm buildings.”
Applications for buildings will be dealt with in the normal manner in the current tranche six, which closes this Friday, 7 March, and in subsequent tranches, due to the necessary planning requirements.
Queries of a technical nature relating to the specifications should be submitted by email to the following email address: tams@agriculture.gov.ie
For all other TAMS queries contact TAMS 3 Admin on 053 9163425.
Contractors can register their eTC and access code by emailing TAMScontractors@agriculture.gov.ie
Learn more about supports available under TAMS 3 here.
