When will funds be released, O’Neill?

I REFER to your report “O’Neill to landowners: Payments are coming” (Aug 4).
The government has failed to address outstanding land issues properly with regard to benefits sharing and other community issues pertaining to the multi-billion kina LNG project.
I have seen people from the resource areas driving flashy cars owned by others with the hope to settle their bills.
These very same people are now walking from DPE head office to Commerce, Finance and Treasury and Personnel Management hoping to hear something good about the BSA claims and seed capital which Peter O’Neill now is saying are coming.
But he has conveniently left out the dates and the manner in which the funds would be distributed to resource owners.

Frank Karox
Ialibu