Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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1309. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will amend the eligibility terms of GLAS to make it more accessible for new farmers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37462/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Provision was made under the GLAS scheme allowing new entrants to farming to submit an application to join the scheme.

The target of 50,000 scheme participants set out in Ireland's Rural Development Plan 2014-2020 has been achieved. My focus now is on ensuring that these 50,000 farmers receive their payments in line with their contract under the scheme.  There are no plans to re-open the scheme.