Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 10 December 2015
106. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a forestry grant payment will be paid to a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny, as all the paperwork was destroyed. [44615/15]
View answerThe application for payment under the Afforestation Scheme in respect of the person named is currently under review in my Department. One of the conditions for receipt of payment is that the applicant must be the owner of the land that has been planted under the Scheme. My Department has requested clarification regarding the ownership of the land from the registered forestry company representing the person named and, while I sympathise with his sad loss, it is important that this clarification be supplied in order for payment to be made. My officials have again been in touch with his registered foresters to see if the necessary information can be supplied in order to facilitate payment.
