Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1064. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of applications received in the latest tranche of the GLAS scheme; the number of these that have been or will be admitted to the scheme; the starting date for these persons in the scheme; the cut-off score in terms of points allocated to be successful in joining the scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13643/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Almost 14,000 applications were submitted for the third tranche of GLAS (GLAS 3) on the online application system of which 12,600 have been accepted into the scheme to date with a starting date of 1st January 2017.  The remaining 1,400 applications require further investigation. This work is on-going and until completed it is not possible to be definitive about the final number accepted into GLAS 3 but I am confident the majority of these applications will be successful.

All so called Tier 1 and Tier 2 applications which are delivering higher environmental benefits have been accepted into the Scheme and all Tier 3 applications which have met the minimum score of 16.5 as set out in the Scheme terms and conditions, have also been accepted into Scheme. 

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1065. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons who have not yet received their first payment for 2016 under the GLAS scheme, by county; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13644/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The information requested by the Deputy is set in the table.

Number of persons paid and unpaid for 2016 under the GLAS scheme

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1066. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the total payment under the GLAS scheme each year since its inception, including to date in 2017; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13645/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The amount paid under the GLAS scheme in 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date is set out in the table.

Amount paid under the GLAS scheme in 2015, 2016 and 2017 to date