Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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1392. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a low input permanent pasture grant a person (details supplied) will be paid to a person; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38673/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015. The payment for 2016 did not include the Low Input Permanent Pasture payment. 

During the prepayment checking process an issue presented on the computerised crosscheck of Department databases in relation to the requirement to have an owned grazing enterprise to fulfil the requirements for the Low Input Permanent Pasture action. 

The Department is now satisfied that the action meets scheme requirements and is actively working to reinstate the action on the online system with a view to processing the payment.

Willie Penrose (Longford-Westmeath, Labour)
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1393. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied) will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38676/17]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named 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.  Department officials are actively working to resolve the issue with a view to further processing the application for payment at the earliest possible opportunity.