Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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263. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of fully completed applications under the green low-carbon agri-environmental scheme received to date, under each tier; the average proposed grant per annum being sought in each case; if he will provide a breakdown per county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14327/15]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The initial response to GLAS is very positive and I am pleased to say that 15,037 applications have been created on the GLAS on-line application system, with the following County breakdown:

The number of applications created under each Tier is as follows:

Tier 1: 5,481 applications,

Tier 2: 2,604 applications

Tier 3: 6,952 applications.

The figures in relation to Tier 2 and Tier 3 cannot be taken as definitive at this stage as there is still time for Advisors to choose actions within those applications which could promote the applicant to a higher Tier. Similarly, as actions are still being added I am not in a position to advise on the average annual payment but I would expect most will reach the maximum of €5,000 per annum, with GLAS+ candidates reaching up to €7,000.