Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine

30 schemes tracked

2026 National Sheep Welfare SchemeThe 2026 National Sheep Welfare Scheme is a one-year scheme, additional to the Sheep Improvement Scheme, that pays sheep farmers in Ireland for completing practical animal welfare and quality actions on breeding ewes. Payment is up to €13 per eligible ewe for farmers who complete 2 mandatory and 1 optional action, or up to €8 per ewe for 2 mandatory actions only.€8 - €13 per ewe
Afforestation Scheme 2023-2027The Afforestation Scheme 2023-2027 provides financial support to encourage the planting of trees on land not previously under forest, offering 14 different forest types to choose from. It aims to tackle climate change, increase biodiversity, and provide sustainable jobs in the rural economy.€2,500 - €10,544 per hectare
Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme (ACRES)ACRES (Agri-Climate Rural Environment Scheme) is Ireland's flagship agri-environment climate scheme under the CAP Strategic Plan, worth €1.5 billion, helping to address biodiversity decline while delivering income support to up to 50,000 farm families. It runs through two approaches: ACRES General, available nationally, and ACRES Co-operation, targeted at defined high priority geographical areas.Payments vary by activity undertaken
Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage SchemeThe Animal Welfare and Nutrient Storage Scheme (AWNSS), part of TAMS 3, provides capital grants to Irish farmers for farm buildings and equipment that improve animal welfare, working and production conditions, and the storage of animal excreta, soiled water and farmyard manure. Grant aid is paid at 40% of eligible costs (60% for dedicated nutrient storage investments) up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships).€800 - €96,000
Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) SchemeThe Basic Income Support for Sustainability (BISS) Scheme provides a direct annual income support, paid per eligible hectare, to Irish farmers to underpin their continued sustainability and viability, replacing the former Basic Payment Scheme. Payment is based on the number and value of Payment Entitlements a farmer holds, each of which must be matched to an eligible hectare of farmed land.€100 - €66,000
Beef Welfare Scheme 2026The Beef Welfare Scheme 2026 (BWS) aims to further increase the economic efficiency of, and enhance animal health and husbandry on, suckler farms. It pays suckler beef farmers for carrying out a mandatory meal-feeding action and optional vaccination and/or faecal/forage testing actions on eligible calves.€15 - €75 per calf up to €3,375 cap
Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot SchemeThe Climate Resilient Reforestation Pilot Scheme (CRR) supports private forest owners in Ireland to reforest land using close-to-nature silviculture, under a choice of three elements: Continuous Cover Forestry, Native Forests, and Biodiversity and Water. It provides a fixed reforestation grant per hectare plus an annual Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) for 7 years, reflecting the environmental benefits the reforested land delivers.€2,200 - €4,800 per hectare
Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS)Complementary Redistributive Income Support for Sustainability (CRISS), often called 'front loading', is a CAP income support scheme that redistributes funds from larger farms to medium and smaller farms by paying a flat rate on the first 30 hectares of every active farmer's holding. It is applied for alongside BISS, and applicants must hold at least one BISS payment entitlement (or part of one) to receive payment.€40 - €43 per hectare up to €1,290
Dairy Equipment SchemeThe Dairy Equipment Scheme (DES), part of TAMS 3, provides capital grants to help Irish dairy farmers meet the considerable capital costs of establishing and modernising milk production equipment and technology. Grant aid is paid at 40% of eligible costs up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships).€800 - €64,000
Eco-schemeThe Eco-Scheme is a voluntary annual CAP payment, introduced for the first time under the 2023-2027 CAP Strategic Plan, that rewards all active farmers for undertaking agricultural practices beneficial to climate, environment, water quality and biodiversity. Farmers choose from 8 agricultural practices (3 with an enhanced option) and must deliver at least two practices, or one enhanced option, to qualify, with payment made on all eligible hectares covered by the commitments undertaken.€60 - €65 per hectare
Farm Safety Capital Investment SchemeThe Farm Safety Capital Investment Scheme (FSCIS), part of TAMS 3, provides grants to Irish farmers for investments that improve safety on their farm. Grant aid is paid at 60% of eligible costs up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships).€1,200 - €96,000
Forest Road Scheme 2023-2027The Forest Road Scheme 2023-2027 provides grant aid to private forest owners in Ireland for constructing harvesting roads that give access for forest management, thinning/harvesting operations, and timber transport. Grants cover up to 100% of eligible construction costs at a rate of €66 per linear metre, subject to a maximum road density of 25 metres per hectare of forest served.Up to €500,000
Innovative Forest Technology Scheme - Module 1: Central Tyre InflationThe Innovative Forest Technology Scheme - Module 1 supports timber transport operators in Ireland to acquire and fit Central Tyre Inflation (CTI) systems to heavy commercial vehicles used mainly for hauling roundwood timber. Grant aid covers up to 65% of eligible costs, to a maximum of €20,000 per vehicle, with applications approved on a first come, first served basis.€20,000 per vehicle
Innovative Forest Technology Scheme - Module 3: Sustainable Forest Harvesting Machinery GrantModule 3 of the Innovative Forest Technology Scheme supports eligible forestry contractors and not-for-profit forest owner producer groups in Ireland to purchase new, low ground impact harvesting and extraction machinery - such as overhead cable extraction systems and auto load tensioning systems for timber trucks - for use on environmentally sensitive sites. Grant aid covers up to 65% of eligible costs, from a minimum investment of €5,000 up to a maximum grant of €50,000.€5,000 - €50,000
Innovative Forest Technology Scheme 2023-2027 - Module 2: Investment Aid for the Development of the Forest Tree Nursery SectorModule 2 of the Innovative Forest Technology Scheme 2023-2027 supports private and third-sector organisations in Ireland to invest in equipment and infrastructure that develops the domestic forest tree nursery and seed supply sector for native tree species. Grant aid covers up to 100% of eligible costs, from a minimum investment of €2,000-€10,000 (depending on investment type) up to a maximum of €250,000.€2,000 - €250,000
Innovative Forest Technology Scheme: Module 4 - Temporary Forest Access GrantModule 4 of the Innovative Forest Technology Scheme provides grant aid for temporary/portable bridges and trackways that facilitate timber mobilisation and protect environmentally sensitive sites where permanent road construction is not financially viable. Grant aid covers up to 65% of eligible costs, up to a maximum of €20,000 per project.Up to €20,000 per project
Low Emission Slurry Spreading SchemeThe Low Emission Slurry Spreading Scheme (LESS), part of TAMS 3, funds new slurry-spreading equipment that reduces ammonia and reactive nitrogen emissions and improves nutrient recovery from slurry. Grant aid is paid at 60% of eligible costs up to a €40,000 investment ceiling per holding (€60,000 for registered farm partnerships), separate from the main TAMS 3 €90,000 ceiling.€1,200 - €36,000
National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme 2026The National Dairy Beef Weighing Scheme 2026 supports dairy-beef integration by paying farmers to weigh eligible calves from the dairy herd and submit the weights to ICBF, improving herd performance data and the economic and environmental efficiency of beef from the dairy herd. Payment is €20 per eligible calf, for a minimum of 5 up to a maximum of 50 calves per applicant.€20 per calf up to €1,000
Native Tree Area SchemeThe Native Tree Area Scheme supports Irish farmers to create small native forests (0.1-1.0 ha per intervention, up to a maximum of 2 ha per farm holding) on farmed land, either as standalone native woodland (NTA 1) or as native forest combined with a water protection setback (NTA 2). It provides an establishment grant plus fencing support and up to 10 years of annual premiums, without requiring a full afforestation licence.Starts from €5,058 per hectare
Nutrient Importation Storage SchemeThe Nutrient Importation Storage Scheme (NISS), part of TAMS 3, funds storage facilities for imported animal excreta, soiled water and other farmyard manures, improving farm production conditions and competitiveness. Grant aid is paid at 70% of eligible costs up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships), as a standalone ceiling separate from other TAMS 3 schemes.€1,400 - €112,000
Organic Capital Investment SchemeThe Organic Capital Investment Scheme (OCIS), part of TAMS 3, funds capital investment in buildings and equipment for organic farmers, supporting the development of Ireland's organic sector. Grant aid is paid at 40% for licensed organic operators, rising to 60% for those also participating in the Organic Farming Scheme (and for dedicated nutrient storage investments), up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships).€800 - €96,000
Pig and Poultry Investment SchemeThe Pig and Poultry Investment Scheme (PPIS), part of TAMS 3, funds new equipment to upgrade pig and poultry units, supporting animal welfare compliance and energy efficiency. Grant aid is paid at 40% of eligible costs up to a €500,000 investment ceiling, which includes (and draws down) the standard €90,000 TAMS 3 ceiling shared with most other TAMS 3 schemes.€800 - €200,000
Protein Aid SchemeThe Protein Aid Scheme pays Irish farmers for growing nitrogen-fixing protein crops - beans, peas, lupins, soyabean, and protein/cereal mix crops - which provide environmental benefits and a domestically-produced protein source for animal feed. Payment is a per-hectare rate that varies each year depending on uptake.€250 - €590 per hectare
Sheep Improvement SchemeThe Sheep Improvement Scheme pays sheep farmers €12 per breeding ewe for completing extra flock welfare measures beyond mandatory standards, such as lameness control, parasite control, and genotyped ram selection. The scheme (now in Year 4) is currently open for applications from eligible new entrants.€12 per breeding ewe
Solar Capital Investment SchemeThe Solar Capital Investment Scheme, part of TAMS 3, funds solar energy investments on farms to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. It is grant-aided at an enhanced rate of 60%, with its own ring-fenced investment ceiling of €90,000, separate from other TAMS 3 scheme ceilings.€1,200 - €54,000
Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM)The Straw Incorporation Measure (SIM) pays tillage farmers in Ireland to chop, spread, and incorporate cereal or oilseed rape straw back into the soil after harvest, improving soil organic matter. Payment is €250/ha for cereals (oats, wheat, rye, barley) or €150/ha for oilseed rape, on a minimum of 5 and maximum of 40 hectares.€250 - €590 per hectare
Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP)The Suckler Carbon Efficiency Programme (SCEP) supports beef farmers in Ireland to improve the genetic merit and environmental sustainability of the national suckler herd, building on the earlier BDGP and BEEP programmes. Payment is made per hectare (€225 for the first 15 hectares, €180 thereafter) up to a Maximum Payable Area calculated from the farmer's historic suckler cow numbers.€180 - €225 per hectare
Tillage Capital Investment SchemeThe Tillage Capital Investment Scheme (TCIS), part of TAMS 3, provides capital grants to help tillage farmers improve competitiveness, efficiency, growth and environmental performance. Grant aid is paid at 40% of eligible costs up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships).€800 - €64,000
Women Farmer Capital Investment SchemeThe Women Farmers' Capital Investment Scheme (WFCIS), part of TAMS 3, gives women farmers an increased level of grant support to upgrade agricultural buildings and equipment, promoting gender equality, generational renewal, and the participation of women in farming. Grant aid is paid at 60% of eligible costs up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships).€1,200 - €96,000
Young Farmer Capital Investment SchemeThe Young Farmers' Capital Investment Scheme (YFCIS), part of TAMS 3, gives young farmers an increased level of grant support to upgrade agricultural buildings and equipment, helping them meet the capital costs of establishing their enterprise. Grant aid is paid at 60% of eligible costs up to a €90,000 investment ceiling per holding (€160,000 for registered farm partnerships).€1,200 - €96,000