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Ash replanting support from DAFM
Reconstitution Ash Dieback Scheme 2023-2027 and Climate Action Performance Payment Scheme has been introduced by Government to support landowners affected by the Ash Dieback disease. This scheme provides financial support for the clearing of the affected Ash, replanting of an alternative species and makes provision for payments directly to landowners who have had their species replaced.
Payments are outlined below: Green Belt will assist you in the application process and oversee the full works, including replanting and ongoing maintenance.
This is a fixed scheme paid at a** rate of €5,000 per hectare** paid on the basis of the area determined at first grant on the relevant Ash Dieback Reconstitution Scheme.
The payment will be in 3 instalments as follows:
**1st instalment of CAPP - €2,500 ** An application for the 1st instalment of the CAPP payment may be made after an applicant receives payment of an Ash Dieback Reconstitution scheme replanting 1st instalment grant.
**2nd instalment of CAPP - €1,250 ** An application for the 2nd instalment of the CAPP payment may be made the year after receipt of the first CAPP payment once an applicant has received payment of an Ash Dieback Reconstitution scheme 2nd instalment grant and have received all premium payments on the related Afforestation contract. (The 2nd instalment grant on an Ash Dieback reconstitution scheme can be applied for 4 years after the 1st instalment Ash Dieback Reconstitution scheme grant has been paid.)
**3rd instalment of CAPP - €1,250 ** An application for the 3rd instalment of the CAPP can be made the year after the second instalment of CAPP has been paid. Ash forest owners become entitled to apply for the CAPP payment once the first grant has been paid on their reconstitution scheme application. There is an online facility to apply for the CAPP payment. Online applications can only be made directly by the forest owner who is associated with the relevant reconstitution scheme.