At a meeting with the Department of Agriculture, IFA called for an early decision to allow for the extension of key farm schemes, such as GLAS and TAMS.

IFA President Tim Cullinan has welcomed the clear and unequivocal commitment from Minister for Heritage Malcolm Noonan that there are no plans for more land designations.

IFA Rural Development Committee Chairman Michael Biggins has urged the Department of Agriculture to issue TAMS approvals to all applicants to tranche 18, which closed on Aug 21st last.  

IFA Rural Development Chairman Michael Biggins said the approval process for TAMS is too slow and must be speeded up as farm investment is held up.