Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 26 October 2016
141. Deputy Michael Ring asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) in County Mayo has not been paid a GLAS payment which was due in December 2015; and when this payment will issue. [32247/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application under Tranche 1 of GLAS was received in my Department on the 24 May 2015 and the person named was approved into the GLAS 1 with effect from 1 October 2015.
Under the EU Regulations governing the Scheme and other area-based payment schemes, a comprehensive administrative check, including cross-checks with the Land Parcel Identification System, must be completed before any payment can issue.
During the GLAS pre-payment validation checks in respect of the 2015 scheme year an issue was identified in relation to a parcel on which the Farmland Habitat Private Natura action was selected. Department Officials are currently reviewing this issue with a view to resolving it and processing the 2015 payment as soon as possible.
