Michael Ring (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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184. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS 2 application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Mayo; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38000/16]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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An application under Tranche 2 of GLAS (GLAS 2) was received in my Department on the 25 April 2016 and the person named was approved into GLAS 2 with effect from 1 January 2016.

This application did not include commonage lands as the person named declared commonage for the first time in 2015 and commonage data for GLAS 2 was processed on the basis of data recorded in respect of 2014. 

Following an examination of the GLAS 2 application of the person named and based on the approved actions on this application, as the applicant has 19.48 hectares of Twite A action approved in GLAS, if they maintain this area they are eligible to receive the maximum annual payment available in GLAS, €5,000 for the basic contract and €2,000 for GLAS Plus so they do not need the commonage action to maximise their annual GLAS payment. 

However, we will review this applicant's case further and contact him directly on the matter.