Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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232. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS applicants in County Cavan awaiting the balancing payment; when same will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13514/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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1,771 GLAS participants in County Cavan have received their 2017 advance and are eligible for a balancing payment. A further 101 County Cavan cases have not cleared the validations for advance payment. These cases continue to be processed including where issues are resolved through the submission of outstanding documentation by the participants concerned. Payments continue to issue on a weekly basis as cases are cleared.

It is anticipated that balancing payments will commence in May 2018.

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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233. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of GLAS applicants in County Monaghan awaiting the balancing payment; when same will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13515/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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1,010 GLAS participants in County Monaghan have received their 2017 advance and are eligible for a balancing payment. A further 48 County Monaghan cases have not cleared the required validations for advance payment. These cases continue to be processed including where issues are resolved through the submission of outstanding documentation by the participants concerned. Payments continue to issue on a weekly basis as cases are cleared.

It is anticipated that balancing payments will commence in May 2018.