Niamh Smyth (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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510. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when he expects all persons in counties Cavan and Monaghan to be paid in full under the green low-carbon agricultural scheme, GLAS 2; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5470/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The number of farmers active in GLAS 2 in Co. Cavan is 448 and in Co. Monaghan is 152.  A total of 364 participants in Co. Cavan and 125 participants in Co. Monaghan have successfully completed the GLAS prepayment checks in respect of the 2016 scheme year and a first payment instalment of 85% has issued. 

My Department is continuing to review unpaid cases and as they pass all of the regulatory checks and validations they will be processed for payment.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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511. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a green low-carbon agricultural scheme, GLAS 2, payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5502/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of the 1 October 2015 and has received a first instalment payment of 85% in respect of the 2015 scheme year.

During the 2015 balancing prepayment checking process an issue was identified in relation to crosschecks with other Department databases. Department officials have examined this issue and the application will now be further processed for the 2015 balancing payment.

Following the issue of payment in respect of the 2015 Scheme year, the application of the person named will be processed in respect of the 2016 Scheme year.