Closing date for first TAMS 3 tranche 'of concern'

It will be "extremely difficult" for any grant-aided construction work to take place this year with the June deadline, the IFA said.

The IFA has requested that everything possible is done to try to bring forward the deadline for the first tranche.

The June closing date for the first tranche of the Targeted Agriculture Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) is "of concern", the Irish Farmers' Association has said. 

This date will mean approvals are not likely to issue until August, the IFA said, meaning it will be "extremely difficult" for any grant-aided construction work to take place this year.