Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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526. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when the appropriate grant aid and finance will be available to allow persons who have been approved for participation in the new afforestation scheme, which permits them to plant small areas of land for forestry purposes, will be made available to those who have had approval for same, as it appears that the provision of finance for the scheme is an issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [16028/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I wish to reassure the Deputy that there is sufficient finance available for the Afforestation Scheme targets for this year. Any person who has received technical approval to plant may seek financial approval using the Form 1(a) as stated in the scheme document for the 2014-2020 Forestry Programme.