Éamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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482. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when all green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payments in respect of 2017 and 2018 will issue to a farmer (details supplied) in County Galway; if a penalty has been applied; and if so, the reason for same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [4965/19]

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 1 January 2016 and has received all payments due for 2016.

The participant received a zero net payment for 2017 due to penalties applied resulting from the findings of an on-farm inspection. The applicant was notified of the inspection findings on 28 August 2018.

The 2018 advance payment will issue shortly. GLAS payments continue to issue on a weekly basis.

Pat Breen (Clare, Fine Gael)
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483. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine when green low-carbon agri-environment scheme, GLAS, payments will issue to a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [5002/19]

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 and has received payments in respect of 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. This case has not yet cleared the required validation checks. Once this case clears validations the 2018 advance payment will be made. GLAS payments are issuing on a weekly basis.