Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme

The Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme provides financial aid to farmers to help them upgrade equipment in order to comply with animal welfare standards. It also helps to fund energy efficient measures to improve competitiveness and raise farm incomes.

The scheme is open to farmers who generate a minimum of 20 production units. Specific types of equipment are eligible for the scheme including:

• medicine dispenser units
• energy efficiency measures such as water meters, solar panels and boilers
• feed system upgrades for medication reduction and energy efficiency
• upgrade for poultry, farrowing, weaner and fattener housing
• disease reduction facilities for existing poultry houses

You must meet the scheme’s requirements on training, planning permission and tax clearance. The funding for the scheme is limited and all applications are subject to selection criteria, such as age and costings. See the conditions of the scheme and the selection criteria marking sheet at the bottom of this page.

Grant aid is paid at the rate of 40% up to the maximum investment ceiling of €200,000 per holding. The maximum eligible investment for solar panel investment is €80,000, which is included in the overall investment ceiling of €200,000 per holding.

Multiple applications per tranche are allowed however the minimum amount of investment which is eligible for approval under this scheme is €2,000 per application.

Applicants who receive approval and payment at the ceiling of €200,000 under this scheme are not eligible to apply for grants under any other TAMS II Scheme with the exception of applications under the Low Emission Slurry Spreading (LESS) Equipment Scheme. In the case of an application by two or more eligible partners, the maximum remains at €200,000.

Applications must be submitted online through agfood.ie. If your login or password are expired and need to be renewed please contact the Department’s helpdesk at 053 9163425 .

The department has prepared this document as an aid to ensure that farmers and advisors are aware of the requirements and conditions attaching to payments concerned and to assist in completing applications for the Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme. When your application is submitted online you are accepting that you understand the Terms and Conditions outlined in this document and will fully comply with them. The scheme terms and conditions applicable to an approval and payment claims is the version in circulation on the date of application.

Download the Marking Sheet: