Any person applying as a first-time applicant shall submit an application to the Director of the DIER as from the 1 January 2024. First-time applicants will be being granted a transitional period of two (2) months from the coming into force of these regulations in order to fulfil their obligations in accordance with these regulations.
Further information on the administrative procedure and payment method for applications submitted during the first quarter of 2024 will be announced on the DIER’s website in the coming weeks.