Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 April 2018
436. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a payment will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway under the 2017 GLAS scheme; the reason for the delay in issuing the payment; if his attention has been drawn to the financial burden being put on the person and others awaiting GLAS payments due to the fodder crisis; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [17572/18]
View answerThe person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017.
In line with the requirements set out in the GLAS 3 Terms and Conditions, GLAS 3 nutrient management plans (NMP) were required to be submitted by 31 March 2018. This requirement has not been met in this case and until it is submitted, the person named is considered ineligible for a payment. They should speak immediately to their advisor to have the NMP submitted.
Once the NMP is submitted to the online NMP system operated by Teagasc and the case clears the required validation checks the 2017 advance payment will issue. GLAS payments are issuing on a weekly basis.
