Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

Will the Minister ensure there are no delays to the advanced 2017 GLAS payments? Issues are being encountered that are beyond the control of commonage farmers relating to the online system for submitting commonage management plans. As the Minister is aware, we have almost 9,000 participants in the GLAS scheme who have commonage attached to their holdings. The advance payments of 85% are being paid at the moment or are due to be paid by the end of the year. However, it appears that unless the commonage management plans are sent in, many farmers will miss out. That is not acceptable and it cannot happen. I am seeking an update from the Minister on how we can ensure they get paid.

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