Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 10 July 2018
728. Deputy Michael Moynihan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the area of land in hectares designated as traditional hay meadow under the GLAS scheme in 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [30477/18]
View answerThe area of land under the GLAS Traditional Hay Meadow action stood at 61,600 hectares in April 2018. Payment per hectare for this action is €315. The number of participants in GLAS can vary as farmers withdraw or are rejected from the scheme with consequent impacts on planted areas.
