GLAS Payments

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 3 July 2018

Tuesday, 3 July 2018

Questions (401)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

401. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a balancing payment under the GLAS scheme will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; the reason for the delay in issuing the payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [28689/18]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine

The person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017 and has received the 85% advance payment in respect of 2017.

The required Commonage Management Plan has not yet been finalised, therefore the participant is ineligible for further payments. Both the participant and their advisor have been advised of the requirement to finalise the Plan immediately to ensure further payments and indeed participation in the scheme.