Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 4 November 2014
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Rural Development Plan 2014-2020: Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
2:45 pm
Pat Deering (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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I have a query about GLAS. Mr. Dillon said the Department had recently received official observations about the draft scheme from the Commission. Will the programme have to be changed much? Will it require amendment and will it be open to public discussion? Will this slow down the entire process? GLAS needs to be put in place as soon as possible. I acknowledge discussions must still take place, but the timescale is important for most farmers. I will leave the commonage issue to those who are more knowledgeable.