Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 5 October 2022
366. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in issuing a green low-carbon agri-environment scheme payment to a person (details supplied). [48780/22]
View answerThe person named was approved into the GLAS 2 scheme with a contract commencement date of 1st January 2016. Payments subsequently issued for scheme years 2016 – 2020 inclusive.
A change of contract request was received by GLAS Transfer Section November 2020. This transfer request was approved and notification of the approval and the GLAS extension offer issued to the person named by letter dated 12th March 2021. This letter contained details on how to avail of the GLAS extension. The option of extending the GLAS Contract was not taken at this time.
An appeal was received to the GLAS section which was lodged from the Agricultural Advisor of the person named on 12th September 2022 regarding the GLAS extension. This appeal is currently being considered. The person named will be notified in writing on the outcome of this appeal shortly.
