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From:Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Martin Heydon TD, has today launched a call for evidence, inviting submissions, observations and comments regarding the current range of on-farm investments supported under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 to 2027, Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) and potential new innovative investments which could be considered in the future to support the transition to more sustainable systems of production.

“The current TAMS 3, CAP on-farm investment scheme has proven to be very successful with over three times the number of applications received to date compared to the previous scheme and in excess of €190 million already paid to farmers for investments made since June 2024. It is very important that as we move towards a new CAP cycle that we gather evidence and learnings from stakeholders from the current scheme while also bringing a focus to new innovations at farm level. We will also need to prioritise those investments which give the biggest return in terms of economic, environmental and social sustainability.”

In making submissions stakeholders should include material which supports investment in infrastructures related to the development, modernisation or adaptation to climate change of agriculture and land use, energy and water, installation of digital technologies in agriculture, precision farming, with a particular emphasis in areas such as farm safety, animal welfare and nutrient management.

“It is a key priority for me that farm families continue to be supported to develop their farm businesses sustainably for the future. Capital investment on farm plays a critical role in this regard. I would urge all stakeholders to provide feedback to this call for evidence as it will provide vital input to support the analysis on future investment priorities.”

The call for evidence will be open from 15 September 2026 to 17:00 Friday, 30 October 2026.

All submissions are required to be sent by email to the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine [email protected]

Full details of the call for evidence are availableCall for Evidence – On-farm Capital Investments (www.gov.ie).