Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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194. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of persons in receipt of GLAS 1, 2 and 3 that have received the 85% advance payment of the 2018 payment; the number of persons that have passed all payment approval checks and are awaiting the 85% portion of the 2018 payment; the number of GLAS recipients that have yet to receive the portion of payment; the GLAS participants that have not received the advance payment due to outstanding nutrient management plans, GLAS training or finalisation of a commonage management plan; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3410/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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At end -December 2018 there were 49,100 active GLAS participants. To date, 43,932 GLAS participants have received their 2018 advance payment and are fully up to date with their payments. In addition, GLAS Plus payments have also been paid to 2,928 GLAS farmers. This amounts to over €158m paid since 2018 payments commenced on November 14th.

In relation to outstanding 2018 payments a significant proportion relate to applicants who have not yet fulfilled the requirements for payment. Non compliances include the non-submission of Commonage Management Plans and Nutrient Management Plans, GLAS 1 and 2 cases where the mandatory GLAS training has not been completed, Low Emission Slurry Spreading and Rare Breeds forms not returned or cases where the GLAS participant has omitted to update the Department on issues crucial to the payment process.

My Department is working closely with GLAS farmers, their advisors and Commonage Framework Plan advisors to ensure that payments issue to compliant farmers as quickly as possible. 

GLAS payments will continue to issue on a weekly basis. Advance 2018 payments to date are as follows: