Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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549. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25870/17]

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 issues were identified with the Traditional Hay Meadow action. The Department is actively working to resolve the issue with a view to further processing the application for payment at the earliest opportunity.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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550. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25871/17]

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.

The 85% payment for 2016 has been processed and payment issued to the person named on 29 December 2016.

The balancing 15% in respect of 2016 will issue in due course.

Jackie Cahill (Tipperary, Fianna Fail)
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551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for persons (details supplied) will be processed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [25872/17]

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.

During the 2016 prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases. The Department is examining this issue and the application is now being further processed for payment in respect of the 2016 scheme year.