Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 September 2021
1540. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will address a matter (details supplied) regarding GLAS payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41978/21]
View answerThe 10th amendment to the Rural Development Programme, which was recently approved by the EU Commission, provides for the possibility for the extension of the GLAS scheme in 2022. As with all relevant Rural Development schemes, consideration of an extension will be subject to the availability of national funding through the annual budget process in the autumn. This process is currently under way and the final funding figures will be confirmed on Budget day in October.
