Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Deputy is engaged in selective quotation. The press statement to which Deputy McConalogue keeps alluding states:

I firmly believe it will deliver enormous dividends to rural Ireland, to the 30,000 Irish farmers we hope to see join GLAS in its first phase and to 20,000 more who will join in subsequent years.

That is what the then Minister, Deputy Simon Coveney said at the time. I quote further from the press statement:

GLAS is structured as a package and offers a maximum payment of €5,000 per applicant per full calendar year except where GLAS+ applies.

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