Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 February 2017
236. Deputy Declan Breathnach asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason there are continuing delays in payments under the GLAS scheme; when a person (details supplied) will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6142/17]
View answerThe person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015 and has received an 85% first instalment payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year.
During the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process an issue was identified with Low Input Permanent Pasture action. Department officials are actively working to resolve this issue with a view to issuing the 2015 balancing payment as soon as possible.
Following the issue of payment in respect of the 2015 scheme year, the prepayment checking process will get under way in respect of 2016.
