Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 October 2016
513. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of commonage farmers who have completed a commonage management plan, CMP, by county in tabular form; the total number of commonage farmers who have not completed a CMP; the total amount of commonage farmers who have received GLAS payments to date in 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28296/16]
View answerAn analysis of the number of Commonage Management Plans (CMPs) completed is not yet available, this work is ongoing and the completion of final CMPs will require the inclusion of potential new GLAS applicants with Commonage lands who will join the third tranche of the scheme which will be launched later this year.
In respect of 2016 GLAS payments and to facilitate the completion of final CMPs I have recently announced that for GLAS 1 and 2 applicants with commonage lands that an interim CMP will be used to support their 2016 GLAS payment.
The final CMPs must be submitted by end of June 2017 on the online CMP system which will rolled out by my Department in the near future.
