Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 April 2016
187. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue payment to persons (details supplied) in County Galway under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6482/16]
View answerThe persons named have been approved under Tranche 1 of GLAS with a contract start date of 1 October 2015. GLAS applicants with a start date of 1 October 2015 are e ligible for a 2015 part-year payment in respect of 2015 eligible actions, covering the three month period 1 October 2015 - 31 December 2015.
The application of the persons named has successfully completed the pre-payment validation checks in respect of the 2015 part-year payment. The first instalment of the payment due issued to the persons named on the 23 December 2015. The balancing payment will issue this quarter, after all required regulatory checks are completed.
