Environment
A total of 531 new applicants applied to the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (CTCCS) after it closed in September 2024.
Agri-Business
3,501 people have received payments under the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme (CTCCS) since it was established in 2011.
Rural Life
The Department for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has been criticised for delays in issuing Turf Cutting Cessation Scheme payments.
Over €28.7 million has been paid out to date under the Cessation of Turf Cutting Compensation Scheme, Minister Madigan confirmed.
The scheme was established to compensate land owners and turbary right holders affected by the restriction on turf cutting.
