Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 4 October 2023
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Ireland's Forestry Programme and Strategy: Discussion
Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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Okay.
Mr. Delany spoke to the committee earlier in the year about €1.3 billion. The announcement - as we got a bit baffled - is €304 million of aid from Brussels and the rest will be grants over 15 to 20 years. It was thrown out in the media that it would be thrown out in the next five years. The public needs to know that.
On planting, if I want to apply for a licence to plant 5, 6 or 10 acres, a good few reports are required in certain areas. Will I get paid for them? "Yes" or "No".