Timmy Dooley (Clare, Fianna Fail)
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723. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a farmer (details supplied) will receive an outstanding GLAS and GLAS plus payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12444/18]

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.

The Department is aware of an issue with this case with the 2016 GLAS Plus and 2017 advance payments.  A solution has been identified and work is underway to resolve the case.  Once implemented the 2016 GLAS Plus payment will issue.  The 2017 advance will follow. GLAS payments continue to issue on a weekly basis.

Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry, Independent)
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724. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS, payment for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12449/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of January 1 2016 and has received all payments in respect of the 2016 scheme year 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 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.

Michael Fitzmaurice (Roscommon-Galway, Independent)
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725. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a person (details supplied) will be issued moneys owed; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12491/18]

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.

The above named was also a participant in the Organic Farmer Scheme and had an overpayment. While the bulk of the recoupment was applied to the Organic Farming Scheme the balance owing was deducted, in accordance with standard procedures, from the next payment to issue from the Department which was the GLAS 3 payment.