Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1207. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20125/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016.

During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases related to an error on 2016 Basic Payment Scheme application. When this issue is resolved the GLAS application for the 2016 payment will be further processed.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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1208. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a person (details supplied) is not receiving the higher rate of GLAS for special areas of conservation ground; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [20126/17]

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 1 October 2015 and has been paid in full in respect of the 2015 scheme year. The 85% payment for 2016 has also been processed and payment has issued to the person named.

The only action selected in the application is commonage which attracts a payment rate of €120 per Hectare up to the overall scheme ceiling of €5,000 which the person named is eligible for. There is no record of privately owned SAC ground on the holding.