Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 22 March 2022
1151. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the options that are available for a person (details supplied) who state that they were never made aware of the option to move from AEOS to GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14772/22]
View answerThe Agri- Environment Options Scheme (AEOS) was introduced in 2010 and ran until 2018 under four separate tranches. The Green Low Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) was launched in 2015, under Ireland's Rural Development Programme 2014-2020, as the successor to AEOS.
I can confirm that all participants in AEOS were offered the opportunity to join GLAS. Information on the GLAS scheme which was made widely available as was evidenced by the uptake by over 50,000 participants. A series of information meetings was held at the launch of GLAS in 2015 and full details of the option to transfer to GLAS were made available to AEOS participants. Information on the option to move from AEOS to GLAS was also provided in the press, and by Department staff at various fora.
The new Agri Environment Climate Measure is an option that will be available to the person named and further details will be made available shortly. The proposed scheme, along with the other proposals in Ireland’s draft CAP Strategic Plan, requires the formal approval of the EU Commission and may be subject to change.
Details of the proposals for new CAP together with details of a series of ongoing information meetings for farmers, that may be of interest to the person named, are available on my Department's website.
