Carol Nolan
Question:1513. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32664/20]
View answerTuesday, 3 November 2020
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The person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2017 and received payments for scheme years 2017, 2018 and the 2019 advance payment.
The GLAS application was terminated based on the findings of an On-Farm Inspection and the person named submitted an appeal to the Agriculture Appeals Office. The appeal in this case was partially allowed in that it was found that the Department’s decision to terminate the GLAS contract should be overturned but upheld the Department’s decision to reject the Wild Bird Cover action and seek a full recoupment of all GLAS payments made in respect of that action.
In accordance with this decision, the Department has reinstated the GLAS application for all approved actions except Wild Bird Cover. Processing of GLAS payments will resume on this basis, and any overpayment in relation to the Wild Bird Cover action will be recouped in due course.
Question No. 1514 answered with Question No. 1508.