Cooley Flood Damage Relief Measure Application Form
Please see the application form below to be downloaded or click here. If you would like us to post the form out to you, please email Erin.McGreehan@oir.ie with your name and address.
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The Measure is in response to the damage caused to agricultural area as a result of flooding the Cooley Peninsula between 29th October and 4th November 2023.
It provides financial assistance to farmers in approved cases for the direct costs arising from instances of:
• restoration of agricultural land,
• repair/replacement to damaged fencing/ gateways.
• loss/damage to fodder / fertiliser
Please note that the scheme is open to landowners who submitted a BISS application in 2023.
The form must be completed and returned to:
Address:
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Direct Payments Unit (Cooley Flood Damage Relief Measure), Government Offices, Old Abbeyleix Road, Portlaoise, Co Laois.
The closing date for applications under this scheme is close of business Wednesday 31st July, 2024.