Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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685. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive 2016 GLAS and organics balancing payments; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11814/18]

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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686. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will receive 2017 GLAS and organics balancing payments; the reason for the delay; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11815/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 685 and 686 together.

The person named was approved into GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1 October 2015 and has received full payments in respect of 2015 and 85% of 2016.

Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims.  All cases must clear validation checks before payment can issue. Department officials are working proactively to complete the checks to allow for the issue of payments.

Once the payment in respect of the 2016 scheme year is cleared, the application will be processed in respect of the 2017 scheme year.  GLAS payments are being made on a weekly basis.

The Organic Farming Scheme payment will be processed following successful processing of GLAS payment.