Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 30 June 2021
374. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 27 May 2021, the number of LPIS and the associated area of these LPIS that had linear and point actions for GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35158/21]
View answer375. Deputy Michael Lowry asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 285 of 27 May 2021, if LPIS in GLAS that had linear and point actions detailed are effectively sterilised from afforestation even though there are only linear and point actions associated with the parcel; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35159/21]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 374 and 375 together.
All GLAS actions have specific requirements as outlined in the scheme specifications. This means that some parcels containing GLAS actions may be available for other uses, depending on the action in question. Indeed, some actions only take place on part of parcels which can allow the remainder of the parcel open to other uses.
Due to their nature, linear and point actions do not take up an entire parcel, therefore the entire parcel is not in use for GLAS.
The GLAS terms and conditions clearly state that GLAS is not a whole-farm scheme and opportunities continue to exist for afforestation and for other Forestry Schemes on parcels which are not in GLAS. GLAS applicants and their advisers were advised to look at the opportunities afforded by these schemes when planning for GLAS.
