Alan Dillon
Question:893. Deputy Alan Dillon asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be paid; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [47462/23]
View answerTuesday, 7 November 2023
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The person named was approved to GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1st October 2015. Payments issued for scheme years 2015 to 2022 inclusive.
The GLAS contract was selected for an on-farm inspection on 15th November 2022. The findings in relation to the Protection of Watercourses from Bovines (PWCB) action resulted in a reduction and penalty from the 2022 Scheme payment and also a clawback of monies already paid for previous GLAS Scheme Years. In addition to the inspection finding, the withdrawal of Parcel P17307069 from the GLAS contract in 2019 resulted in an additional clawback of GLAS payments. A letter issued from GLAS to the person named outlined the details of these clawbacks on 3rd October 2023.
I can confirm that a sum of €337.92 was recouped from the associated 2022 GLAS balance payment which issued on 19th May 2023. The remaining sum of €2,020.83 was subsequently deducted in full from other Departmental scheme payments. There are no further GLAS payments due to the herd owner and the debt has now been settled.