Written answers
Tuesday, 10 December 2013
Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht
Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme Payments
Marcella Corcoran Kennedy (Laois-Offaly, Fine Gael)
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297. To ask the Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht when a person (details supplied) may expect to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [53034/13]
Jimmy Deenihan (Kerry North-West Limerick, Fine Gael)
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An application for compensation under the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme has been received by my Department from the individual referred to in the Deputy’s Question. I am advised that a payment of €1,500 in respect of Year 1 of 15 (2011) has been made to this applicant.
The qualifying criteria for the cessation of turf cutting compensation scheme are that:
- The claimant must have a legal interest in one of the 53 raised bog special areas of conservation – ownership or turbary right;Officials from my Department are examining the application in view of the qualifying criteria for the scheme and will write to the applicant in relation to his position shortly.
- The claimant must have been the owner or entitled to exercise turbary rights on the land in question on 25 May 2010;
- The turbary on the site must not be exhausted;
- The claimant must have been cutting turf on the land in question during the relevant five year period; and
- No turf cutting or associated activity is ongoing on the property.
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