Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 December 2016
223. Deputy Charlie McConalogue asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of farmers to date enrolled in GLAS that have had their applications approved and are still waiting for their 2016 payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [39303/16]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe first two tranches of GLAS resulted in almost 38,000 farmers being approved into the scheme in its first year of implementation, some 26,300 in GLAS 1 and 11,700 in GLAS 2. The first full year of GLAS 1 and GLAS 2 contract payments are due in 2016 and the prepayment checking process is currently under way for both schemes with a view to commencing payment of the first instalment representing 85% of total payment due before the end of 2016.
