Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 July 2024
156. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason that TAMS 3 funding under the solar capital investment scheme is limited to farmers who have a minimum of five hectares of owned, leased or rented lands; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28447/24]
View answerApplications for investment support under the TAMS 3 Solar Capital Investment Scheme are limited to holdings with at least five hectares of owned, leased or rented land or those that generate a minimum of 20 production units from farming (an enterprise generating 20 Production Units would equate to 25 sows in a Sow Breeding Enterprise for example).
The eligibility criteria under the scheme are designed to determine that the holding is an agricultural enterprise. I am satisfied that the scheme is achieving its overall objective by encouraging the purchase of solar investments to lower the energy costs at farm level, and to support a more resilient agriculture sector.
