Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 21 February 2023
729. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of a GLAS payment for a person (details supplied); if he will review his Department’s initial decision on this payment in view of the medical evidence furnished on appeal; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [8461/23]
View answerThe person named applied successfully for GLAS 1 with a contract commencement date of 1st October 2015.
The GLAS contract was selected for an on-farm inspection on 14th November 2022. During the course of this inspection, areas of non-compliance with the Terms and Conditions of the scheme were noted and outlined in the Notification of Findings letter which issued 25th January 2023. A 100% Eligibility penalty was applied to the Planting New Hedgerow action.
The option to appeal this decision was also outlined in the Notification of Findings letter. An appeal has been received and is currently under consideration.
