Tom Neville (Limerick County, Fine Gael)
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716. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when GLAS training course payments will issue to farmers and their advisers (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12396/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Each GLAS participant who completes the one day GLAS Training Course is eligible for a payment of €158. The approved GLAS Training Provider is eligible for a payment of €80 per course participant.

To date the Department has issued course participant payments of almost €6m and €1.38m to Training Providers.

Issues arose regarding the registration of the payment account details of the GLAS Training Course Provider named. These issues have now been resolved and payments due will be issued shortly.

Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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717. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason a payment under the 2017 GLAS scheme has not issued to a farmer (details supplied), despite the fact that they have been informed that their GLAS claim is cleared for payment; if his attention has been drawn to the financial burden being placed on farmers as a result of the delay in issuing GLAS payments in a timely manner; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12421/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The above named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of January 1 2017.

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.

In the examination of this case issues arose with regard to the Traditional Hay Meadow and Dry Stone Wall actions. Once this case clears the required validations the 2017 advance payment will be made. GLAS payments are being made on a weekly basis.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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718. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will be issued to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay to date; the steps he is taking to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12422/18]

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 and has received payments in respect of 2015 and 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 in this case to allow for the issue of payments. Once this case clears validations the 2017 advance payment will be made. GLAS payments are being made on a weekly basis.

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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719. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a GLAS payment will be issued to a person (details supplied); the reason for the delay to date; the steps he is taking to rectify same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12423/18]

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 and has received payments in respect of 2015 and 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 in this case to allow for the issue of payment. Once this case clears validations the 2017 advance payment will be made. GLAS payments are being made on a weekly basis.

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 and has received payments in respect of 2015 and 2016 including GLAS Plus payments.

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 in this case to allow for the issue of payments. Once this case clears validations the 2017 advance payment will be made. GLAS payments are being made on a weekly basis.