Martin Kenny (Sligo-Leitrim, Sinn Fein)
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488. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason for the delay in processing an application for a GLAS payment by a person (details supplied); and if the process will be expedited. [4005/18]

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. Payments in relation to the 2015 scheme year have been made.

During the processing of the 2016 payments for this case an issue arose regarding the eligibility of two GLAS actions on the parcels of land concerned. In an effort to resolve the matter the applicant was contacted by the Department. A letter issued on November 23rd advising the applicant that the actions concerned would be withdrawn if the matter could not be resolved within 14 days and also advising of the right to appeal.

As there has been no further contact from the applicant the actions concerned have now been withdrawn and payment will use shortly for the balance of the 2016 payments due.

GLAS payments are issuing on a weekly basis.