Danny Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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559. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied) is being held up in view of the fact the life scheme has been paid already; the reason his Department is rechecking this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8612/17]

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 full entitlements in respect of the 2015 scheme year.

The 85% advance payment for 2016 has been processed and payment has issued to the person named. The balancing 15% payment for 2016 will be processed in due course according to the regulatory requirements.