TAMS - Farm Building and Structures Specifications (2024)

Health and Safety Guide for Construction Works
Listing of Dates of when Specifications were Updated
Structures Specifications

Planning & Development Regulations 2001

The Department of the Environment and Local Government has issued "Planning and Development Regulations, 2001 (S.I. No. 600 of 2001)". The following section of these Regulations, "Exempted Development - Rural", is one of the sections that came into legal effect on January 21st 2002. [This excerpt is for information only: the full text of S.I. No. 600 of 2001 is on the website of the Department of the Environment and Local Development].

These Regulations make very considerable changes to the previous exemption system. The Department of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development will require that all applications under it's On-Farm Investment Schemes (Farm Waste Management; Dairy Hygiene Standards; Alternative Enterprises Scheme), received on or after 2nd April 2002 shall comply with these new Exemption Regulations.

Exempted Development - Rural

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Health and Safety Guide for Construction Works

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Listing of Dates of when Specifications were Updated

Listing of dates of when specifications where updated – 07 November 2024

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Structures Specifications

S100 Concrete Specification - October 2015

This specification sets out the minimum concrete specification for use in agricultural structures.

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S101: Minimum Specifications for the structure of Agricultural Buildings - July 2016

This specification gives the full structural details of all of the recommended types of agricultural buildings.

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S101A Non Load Bearing Wall Panels for use in Cattle and Sheep Houses - May 2019

This list details all the companies that are accepted as producing pre-cast wall panels that are eligible for use as non-load bearing walls in cattle and sheep house that are being grant-aided.

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S101C - Retrofitting Roof Clear Sheets (Rooflights) with Safety Grid - December 2014

Applicants are reminded that they have a duty under the Safety, Health, and Welfare at Work Act 2005 to provide a safe working environment on the farm, including farm buildings, for all people who may work on that farm.

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S101D Accepted Safety Grids for Under Translucent Sheets – October 2023

This list details all the companies that are accepted as producing accepted safety grids for use under translucent sheets.

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S102 Minimum Standards for Roof Cladding and Side Cladding – January 2024

This specification applies to every building grant-aided by the A.E.S.

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S103 Upgrading of Existing Dairies, Milking Premises and Cow Houses - January 2016

This specification covers the upgrading of an existing dairy, milking parlour, or other milking premises (cow byre etc.)

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Checklist for S.103

All Clause references are to clauses in Specification S103 which must be read in conjunction with this Schedule

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S104 - Minimum Specification for Hay and Straw Stores - April 2022

This is a minimum specification. Where the word “SHALL” is used, then that standard (at least) must be followed in grant-aided buildings. Where a procedure is “RECOMMENDED”, this is advice only on good practice.

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S105 Storage Structures for Farm Produce - February 2016

This is a minimum specification of storage structures.

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S106 Milking Premises and Dairies - December 2020

This specification covers the construction of dairy, milking parlour and/or other milking premises (cow byre etc.) where cows are milked where housed.

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S108 Manure Pit and Dungsteads - June 2017

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S108A Accepted Pre-cast Wall Panels for use in Manure Pits - July 2009

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