Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 25 January 2017
243. Deputy Eugene Murphy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers in counties Roscommon and Galway that have received GLAS payments for 2016; the outstanding number that have yet to receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3303/17]
View answerUnder the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue.
The following table outlines the number of farmers in Roscommon and Galway actively participating in GLAS 1 and 2 that are due a payment in respect of the 2016 scheme year and the numbers of farmers that have not received a payment in respect of 2016.
|
Scheme |
Number of active applications for Roscommon |
Number of applications not paid for Roscommon |
Number of active applications for Galway |
Number of applications not paid for Galway |
|
GLAS 1 |
1,551 |
325 |
3,144 |
900 |
|
GLAS 2 |
566 |
128 |
1,350 |
522 |
Work on processing cases which did not pass the required pre-payment checks is on-going with a view to effecting payment as quickly as possible.
