Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 4 July 2017
483. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will allow an extension of time for persons that have been unable to plant native hedging as part of their GLAS measures due to a shortage of native hedging plants with horticultural suppliers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [31323/17]
View answerHedgerow planting was an available action under tranche 1 of the GLAS scheme and due to the fact that the delivery target for the entire programming period to 2020 was exceeded in the first tranche, this action was suspended for tranche 2 & 3 applications.
Accordingly, the situation whereby an extension to the date for the completion of this action is required could only apply in respect of GLAS 1 participants whose contract start date was 1 October 2015. For these participants the action was required to have been completed by 31 March 2017. This deadline has not been extended and there are no plans to do so.
