Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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89. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, and Local Government when a person (details supplied) will receive their compensation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [57009/22]

Malcolm Noonan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Green Party)
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An application for compensation under the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (CTCCS) administered by my Department was received on 18th May 2012 from the individual referred to in the Deputy’s question.

The qualification criteria for the scheme are that:

- The applicant must have had a legal interest/ownership or a Turbary Right (right to cut turf) in one of the 53 Raised Bog Special Areas of Conservation (SAC) on the 25th of May 2010 and must have had the right to cut and remove turf from that property on that date.

- The applicant must have been cutting turf on the said land in question during the qualifying five year period up to 31st December 2011.

- The turf resource has not been exhausted.

- No turf cutting or associated activity is ongoing on the property.

To assist my Department in assessing the application for compensation under the scheme, correspondence was issued to the applicant on 7th April 2014, 21st October 2019 & 20th November 2019 requesting further information. To date, my Department has not received any further information from the applicant. The correspondence is being re-issued to the applicant and upon receipt of the information requested, further assessment of the application can be undertaken.