Call for Evidence – On-farm Capital Investments

Mr. Martin Heydon T.D., Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, invites submissions, observations and comments regarding the current range of on-farm investments supported Capital Investment Programme under the CAP Strategic Plan 2023 to 2027, the Targeted Agricultural Modernisation Scheme (TAMS 3) and investments which could be considered in the future to support the transition to more sustainable systems of production.

Such investments may concern, inter alia, 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.

Open for submissions from 15th September 2026

Submissions close 5:00pm, Friday 30th October 2026

• Proposed Investment Item – infrastructure, equipment or technology
• Where the investment is not currently included under TAMS 3, a description of what the investment does, in no more than 50 words.
• Target beneficiary. For example: tillage farmers, organic farmers, etc.
• Justification and rational clearly setting out the benefits of the investment. For example in relation to water quality, greenhouse gas emission reduction, farm safety, etc
• Cost of item per unit
• Number of suppliers of item
• Where more than one investment is being proposed to be retained or added, the investments are to be listed in order of desired priority and numbered accordingly. No two investments are to be given the same numbering.
• Brief details in relation to proposals if equivalent submission is made to another government department or agency; if so who.

This call for evidence will be used to inform analysis on the Post 2027 CAP programming period. Any decisions on any future on-farm investment scheme will be at the discretion of the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The closing date for submissions is 5:00pm Friday 30th October 2026

Submissions should be relayed as follows:

By email to:

TAMSInvestments@agriculture.gov.ie

We are committed to engaging with stakeholders in a clear, open and transparent manner. Any person or organisation can make a submission in relation to this call for evidence.

Your response to this consultation is subject to:

• the Freedom of Information Act 2014 (FOI)
• the Access to Information on the Environment Regulations 2007-2018 (AIE)
• the Data Protection Act 2018

Note: The Department will not disclose the identities of individuals who submit responses, nor will it publish the findings arising from the public call for information. All submissions will be considered by the Department, and the information provided will remain strictly confidential and will not be disclosed outside the Department.

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