Matt Carthy (Cavan-Monaghan, Sinn Fein)
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303. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will open the next tranche of TAMS; the actions that will be eligible within that tranche; the number of farmers he expects to receive funding under that tranche; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30612/20]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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The financial allocation in respect of TAMS for the full Rural Development Programme period is €395m. To date, total expenditure, including transitional expenditure, has reached €246m with commitments of an additional €130m made to scheme participants who have yet to draw down those commitments. All outstanding approvals issued represent potential outstanding liabilities for my Department and we must have a budget in place to pay these claims.

Tranche 19 of TAMS II closes on 30 October 2020 and Tranche 20 will open for receipt of applications from 31 October 2020. There currently no plans to amend the seven measures available under Tranche 20 of TAMS II. As TAMS is a demand-led scheme, it is not known what level of applications will be submitted. The tranche numbers will be assessed when the tranche closes.