Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 30 May 2017
552. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage parcels in the country; the proportion of these parcels which his Department has received interim commonage management plans for under GLAS 1, 2 and 3; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25873/17]
View answerShares in just over 4,900 commonages were declared in BPS applications in 2016.
Some 9,000 shareholders have declared commonage on over 3,800 commonages in GLAS.
Almost 6,500 shareholders in GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 were required to submit either an interim commonage management plan or an interim commonage farm plan to allow 2016 payment to be processed. Reminders issued recently for over 300 shareholders where the required form is still outstanding. There is no requirement for an interim commonage form for the GLAS 3 commonage applicants.
