Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2022
841. Deputy Matt Carthy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when it is planned to provide a financial contribution to afforestation applicants towards the cost of environmental reports; the intended allocation for 2022; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6722/22]
View answerThe introduction of a grant to compensate for providing an environmental report during the application assessment process is currently being developed by my Department and expected to be introduced shortly. This is per the recommendations in the MacKinnon report.
Separately, a feasibility study on different payment approaches is also currently being undertaken. When this work is complete, the introduction of the grant, allocation, etc. will be finalised and notified to stakeholders.
