GLAS Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Friday - 16 December 2016

Friday, 16 December 2016

Questions (462)

Charlie McConalogue

Question:

462. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine to outline the reason only 85% of 2016 GLAS payments are issuing in December 2016; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40894/16]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The EU regulations governing GLAS only allow for up to 85% of the GLAS payment to issue as a first instalment once all administrative checks have been completed. The balancing 15% may issue only after all the required on-the-spot checks have been initiated.