Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 June 2014
440. Deputy Seán Kyne asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine with regard to the proposed GLAS scheme his views on the process of getting agreement of 50% or 80% of active commonage shareholders in the preparation of a GLAS plan; the way a planner would be selected in view of the fact that many individual farmers have used different planners over the years. [27221/14]
View answerThe preparation of a GLAS plan by one planner will ensure a consistent standard of intervention is delivered across the entire area of the commonage. GLAS is a voluntary agri-environmental scheme. Discussion amongst potential applicants, including the choice of approved planner, will be a matter for the active shareholders to consider in the context of their collective approach to commonage management.
