Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 February 2017
523. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when payment will issue under the green low-carbon agricultural scheme, GLAS, to a person (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing this payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5541/17]
View answerThe person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015 and has received a first payment instalment of 85% in respect of the 2015 scheme year.
During the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process an issue was identified with the Commonage action. Department officials are examining this issue with a view to resolving and further processing the application for the balancing payment at the earliest opportunity.
Following the issue of payment in respect of the 2015 Scheme year, the application of the person named will be processed in respect of the 2016 Scheme year.
