Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 June 2011
332 Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of acres applied for forestry premium by a person (details supplied) in County Cork; the number of acres rejected in this application and the acreage approved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16400/11]
View answerApproval of an application from the person named under the Afforestation Scheme issued in April 2010 for an area of 7.21 hectares. The application for payment in respect of the area actually planted, submitted by his approved forester, was for a plantation of 5.15 hectares. Following digitising of the area planted, the Department made payment in respect of a slightly higher area of 5.17 hectares. Payment can only be made for the area actually planted, subject to an upper limit of the area approved.
