Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 13 May 2015
107. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when farmers, who have applied for the new green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme, will be notified that they have been accepted or not; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18737/15]
View answerMy Department will begin validating, ranking and selecting GLAS applications from the first tranche after the closing date for receipt of applications which is 22 May. As set out in the scheme Terms and Conditions, candidates from Tier 1 will receive priority access, followed by Tier 2, followed in turn by Tier 3 candidates (who undergo a separate selection process as required under the terms of the approved Rural Development Programme). However, as Commonage farmers have until end-August to submit their completed Commonage Management Plans, which are a prerequisite for approval into GLAS, notification of approvals from the first tranche will not take place until after that date. All applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application.
