Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 20 June 2017
1656. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person's GLAS 2016 85% advance payment issued at a much reduced rate; if the reduced payment is as a result of an information technology problem in view of the fact the person was verbally advised by departmental officials; when the information technology problem will be resolved; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28406/17]
View answerThe person named approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has been paid in full in respect of the 2015 scheme year.
During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases in relation to the Commonage parcel.
The 85% advance payment paid to the person named in June 2017 did not include any element of the commonage payment. The 2016 balancing payment which will issue in the near future will take account of the total balance due to the person named including the full commonage payment due.
