Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 September 2012
149. Deputy Tom Hayes asked the Minister for Agriculture; Food and the Marine when payment in respect of a forestry grant will issue to a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40807/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe applicant has been paid all outstanding grants and forestry premiums due under this forestry contract. Premium payments were suspended for a number of years pending provision by the applicant of proof that he was entitled to the farmer rate. He failed to supply the required proof and, on that basis, the premium payments were paid at the non-farmer rate in August 2012.
However, an over-claim and the removal of some of the land from forestry required that the contract payments be reduced which resulted in a debt being raised in order to recoup the overpayment of the 1st and 2nd instalments of the establishment grant. The debt was recouped by netting off the amount owed against the premium payments due. The balance due to the applicant was subsequently paid to him in August 2012.
