Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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1204. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the average full year payment to farmers under GLAS 1, GLAS 2 and GLAS 3, respectively; the amount paid out under this scheme to date in 2017 from its inception; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [35995/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Based on the current participation levels in GLAS 1 and 2, the average annual contract value, excluding GLAS + is €4,200.  The average annual contract value will increase when GLAS+ payments are fully processed and the processing of  GLAS 3 contracts to payment may also impact on the average payment. It is only when the 2017 payment processing is complete that the actual average annual contract value for over 50,000 participants will be available. To date over €156 million has been paid out under the scheme.