Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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297. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when a repayment to farmers (details supplied) in County Mayo will issue; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [14611/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The persons named were approved into GLAS 2 with a contract commencement date of January 1st 2016 and have received all payments in respect of 2016 and the 2017 advance payment.

Administrative checks involving a number of sections within the Department take place on all GLAS claims. An over-declaration was identified in this case which resulted in a penalty being applied. The persons named were notified by letter and provided with the option to request a review. No such request was received by the Department.

Dara Calleary (Mayo, Fianna Fail)
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298. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied) in County Mayo. [14612/18]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The person named was approved into GLAS 3 with a contract commencement date of 1 January 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. Department officials are working proactively to complete the checks in this case and once this case clears validations the 2017 advance payment will be made. GLAS payments are being made on a weekly basis.