Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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229. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers whose agri-environment options scheme, AEOS, contracts have expired will be enabled to participate in GLAS; if the scheme will be reopened for such applicants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [18326/19]

Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Green Low-Carbon Agri-Environment Scheme (GLAS) opened in three tranches commencing in 2015 following the closure of the Agri-Environment Options Scheme (AEOS).  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.

Agri-environment policy is included in the CAP reform negotiations currently under way and any future schemes will be dependent on the outcome of these negotiations.