Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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394. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total number of 2015 green low-carbon agri-environment scheme applicants that have not passed all of his Department’s pre-payment validation checks for 2015; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23226/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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GLAS Tranche 1 applications with a start-date of 1 October 2015 and which have GLAS actions which are payable in 2015 are eligible for a 2015 part-year payment covering the three month period 1 October-31 December 2015.

Almost 19,000, of the 22,000 GLAS 1 applications due an outstanding 2015 payment , which in the majority represents the 2015 balancing payment, have successfully completed the most recent GLAS pre-payment validation checks for 2015. The outstanding amount due to these applicants will issue shortly. Queries on a further 1,800 cases are being processed. These include cases where there were issues on the applicants Basic Payment Claim or issues which arose at inspection.

The remaining 1,200 applications, which includes cases where the applicant has amended their original application and cases which have had changes to land parcel information are being reviewed and processed by my Department on a case by case basis. As these issues are resolved applications will be sent for payment on an ongoing basis.