Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2017
735. Deputy John Brassil asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the current status regarding altering IT inputs for a person (details supplied) who is awaiting GLAS 2 payment; when payment will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12017/17]
View answerAn application from the person named under Tranche 1 of GLAS (GLAS 1) was received in my Department on the 13 May 2015.
Following the Departments pre-approval validation checks the application of the person named was unsuccessful and therefore was not selected for admission to the scheme.
My Department has since carried out a comprehensive examination of the application and found that the person named did not fulfil the scheme requirements in relation to the Low-Input Permanent Pasture action and as a result of this the minimum required score for entry to GLAS 1 was not achieved. The initial assessment of the application deeming it unsuccessful for entry to GLAS 1 is correct. My Department issued a letter dated 7 March 2017 to the person named informing them of this decision. This letter also advised the person named of the option of appealing this decision to the Agriculture Appeals Office within the statutory 3 month deadline.
