Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 28 January 2014
605. Deputy John Browne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment for a forestry premium-headage payment will be made in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Westmeath where all maintenance work has been carried out and verified to his Department; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3482/14]
View answerPayment of the 2nd Instalment grant under the above afforestation contract cannot be made until the applicant has had the plantation re-surveyed and a revised map has been submitted to my Department. The applicant’s forester has stated that the revised map will be submitted in the week beginning 27th January 2014. Once that map has been received, the 2nd instalment grant application will then be processed and paid subject to all scheme requirements being met. As soon as the 2nd instalment grant is paid, the subsequent premium applications for 2012 and 2013 can then be processed for payment and the applicant may apply for his 2014 annual premium. All the payments detailed above are subject to a valid Tax Clearance Certificate being recorded for the applicant with my Department.
