Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 13 November 2012
553. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a forestry payment will issue in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [50036/12]
View answerAs the applicant’s plantation was not up to the required standard, remedial works were required. Therefore, premium payments for this contract were withheld until the remedial works were completed and the second instalment of the grant could be paid. The remedial works have now been carried out and the Forest Service inspector has recommended the payment of the second grant for the site. On this basis, it expected that payment of the both outstanding grant and the applicant’s 2011 premium will now be processed on 15 November 2012, with the applicant receiving the money in the following days. An application form for the 2012 premium payment has been sent to the applicant, thus enabling her to claim the premium for this year.
