Grant aid available to clear and replant ash forest sites

Ash forest owners can avail of the Climate Action Performance Payment scheme to help clear dead ash trees and replant.
Ash forest owners can receive up to €5,000 per hectare from the Climate Action Performance Payment scheme.
Forestry minister Michael Healy-Rae has urged landowners with ash forest to apply for support under the Department of Agriculture’s ‘Reconstitution Scheme for Ash Dieback’.