822. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a TAMs grant payment approval inspection in respect of a farmer in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [44118/24]

The person named submitted three applications in July under tranche 4 of the Young Farmer Capital Investment Scheme of TAMS 3, which closed for applications on 6 September 2024.

All applications in a given tranche must undergo an initial assessment before a more detailed technical check is carried out in the local office prior to approval issuing to eligible applicants.  It is a regulatory requirement that all applications received under Tranche 4 must be evaluated, ranked and assessed and this can only take place after the closing of the tranche on 6th September. Unfortunately, applications cannot be approved individually or on a rolling basis as they are submitted.

Administrative checks of the 5,684 applications received in Tranche 4 are currently under way.  Once this process is completed all eligible applications will move forward to the ranking and selection process.