Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 November 2018
477. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review of a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS 1 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Kerry has been completed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [49112/18]
View answerThe person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payments for scheme years 2015 and 2016 and the 2017 advance (85%). The 2017 Balance payment cannot be processed until an outstanding Commonage Management Plan (CMP) is received.
At the time the application was submitted on the Department's online application system the applicant's privately owned Natura land was not included. The approved GLAS contract did not include these lands. Following a review it was decided that the additional lands are eligible for GLAS. The applicant was informed that she is due GLAS + payments for 2015, 2016 and 2017. However these payments cannot issue until the Common Management Plan is submitted. The applicant should follow this up with her advisor to ensure its submission so that payments can be made.
