Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 3 October 2018
230. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of commonage framework plans that have not been submitted to his Department; the number of farmers whose GLAS payments are held up as a result; the steps he plans to take in order to ensure they are provided, in view of the fact that it was his Department that selected the planners to do this work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [40183/18]
Amharc ar fhreagraCommonage Management Plans are a requirement for participants with a commonage action, within the GLAS scheme. The GLAS requirement for commonages less than 10 hectares is the submission of an individual Commonage Framework Plan (CFP) prepared by the individual participants GLAS Adviser. There are currently 332 Commonage Framework Plans to be finalised involving 247 GLAS participants.
GLAS participants with outstanding CFPs have been contacted directly to contact their Advisers to ensure their plans are submitted immediately. The Department has also written to all GLAS Advisers with outstanding CFPs. I would encourage any GLAS applicant with outstanding obligations, including the finalisation of a Commonage Framework Plan to speak to their Adviser and ensure that this work is completed as a priority. Without the submission of all the required information, these applicants will remain ineligible for further GLAS payments.
