Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 May 2016
998. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he will issue approval for an application by a person (details supplied) under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme 1; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9540/16]
View answerAn application for Tranche 1 of the GLAS Scheme for the person named was received on the dedicated GLAS online system on the 21 May 2015. The application was ranked as a Tier 3 application, scoring 11.20 which was below the minimum required pass mark of 16.30 and it was therefore unsuccessful for admission to the scheme. It should be noted that the Tier 3 pass mark of 16.30 was set before the GLAS 1 application closing date so advisors and applicants were aware of the pass mark before submitting their applications.
A third tranche of GLAS (GLAS 3) will open later this year. The person named and any applicant who was previously unsuccessful has the opportunity to re-examine their proposed farm-plan, in consultation with their advisor, with a view to improving the plan to increase their chance of selection under GLAS 3 and to submit a new application for GLAS 3 when the scheme is opened.
