End of year deadline for bog compensation
The package offers payment of €1,000 per year, index linked, for 15 years; or, where feasible, relocation to a non-designated bog where they can continue to cut turf. Qualifying applicants awaiting relocation can avail of the annual €1,000 payment, or an annual delivery of 10 tonnes of turf to their homes.
Already, more than 520 applications have been received to this Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme by the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht.
