Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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647. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan that have applied for the GLAS 3 scheme; the number of applications which have been deemed ineligible; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4279/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Almost 14,000 GLAS 3 applications received on the GLAS online system, in advance of the scheme closing 15 December 2016 are currently being assessed in line with the requirements set out in the scheme Terms and Conditions.  The number of applications received for Cavan is 569 and for Monaghan is 372.

My Department is currently processing these applications with a view to issuing approvals to the applicants  concerned. Until this process is completed it is not possible to say the number of eligible or ineligible applications.