Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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187. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers enrolled in the AEOS scheme whose contracts ended in 2018, by county, in tabular form; if he will consider permitting these persons to apply to the GLAS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15568/19]

Charlie McConalogue (Donegal, Fianna Fail)
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190. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of farmers enrolled in the AEOS scheme whose contracts ceased by 31 December 2018, by county, in tabular form; if they will be permitted to apply to join GLAS; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15678/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 187 and 190 together.

The number of farmers that completed their AEOS3 contracts in 2018 is 2,138. This was the final year of the AEOS scheme.

All AEOS participants were given the option of joining the GLAS scheme should they have wished to do so.  The GLAS scheme is now fully subscribed with GLAS 3 participants in their third year of participation in the five year GLAS scheme.