Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 March 2017
313. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will review an application for a forest road grant in respect of person (details supplied) in County Limerick, in view of the adverse weather conditions which resulted in delays in the project; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12766/17]
View answerThe applicant in question applied for approval to build a forest road which was granted on 28 September 2012 with a completion date of 31 December 2012. There were two subsequent extensions to the completion date, the first to 31 March 2013, and the second to 30 June 2013. At the time of granting of this second extension the applicant was advised that no further extensions would be granted.
In August 2013 the application for payment of the road grant (Form 2) was received on which it was indicated that the road had been completed on 31 July 2013, outside of the extended period for completion of the project. The applicant appealed against this decision but his appeal was unsuccessful. It is open to the applicant to make a submission to the Office of the Ombudsman as was outlined previously in reply to a representation on his behalf in August 2014.
