Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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139. 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) in view of the fact that they have been informed that the 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. [19188/18]

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.

This applicant has not yet submitted the required Nutrient Management Plan and the Commonage Management Plan and thus payments cannot be made. Both he and his advisor have been advised to submit both Plans immediately to ensure further payments and indeed participation in the scheme.