Peter Burke (Longford-Westmeath, Fine Gael)
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559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications that have been made for the forest road grant scheme in County Limerick in 2016 to date; the number of these that have been approved; the number that have been paid; when those which have not been paid are expected to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39981/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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In 2016, 39 applications were received  from County Limerick for grant-aid under the Forest Road Scheme; of these, 29 have been approved.  The remaining 10 are in various stages of the application process and a decision will issue on these when that process is complete.

On the payments side, 10 of the applications made in 2016 have received payment, an additional two have payments in progress and a further application from a previous year received payment in 2016.  Of the remainder, payment will be processed when applications are received.