I propose to take Questions Nos. 1140 and 1141 together.
A 2017 GLAS advance payment has issued to 1,793 farmers in Cavan with 68 cases continuing to be processed. For County Monaghan 1,021 farmers have been paid with 26 continuing to be processed. The majority of the outstanding cases are the responsibility of the applicant and the payment is delayed due to the applicant failing to meet his or her obligations under the scheme. I would encourage all applicants to ensure that any outstanding issues are resolved in order to allow the Department to make the payment as soon as possible.