Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 March 2017
1038. Deputy Jackie Cahill asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of persons in county Tipperary who have not received 85% of the total 2016 payments for GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and AEOS; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13220/17]
View answerSome 1,145 farmers in Tipperary are active in GLAS 1 of which 972 have been sent for 2016 payment with 174 remaining to be paid. For GLAS 2 514 are active in the scheme of which 437 have been sent for payment with 77 remaining to be paid.
For AEOS, Under 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 take place before payments can issue. As 2016 is the final scheme-year of payment for AEOS 2 participants, re-checks on payments made for all scheme years must be completed before final payment can be processed. These checks are on-going and payments are issued on a weekly basis as cases are cleared. 173 of 245 active scheme participants have been sent for payment with 72 remaining to be paid.
