GLAS inspections will begin next month, the Department has confirmed. The inspection rate will be 5% of the total participants for each tranche. Some 153 GLAS farmers were paid in the past week, bringing the total to 34,863 or over 95% of applicants. The Department has completed its initial processing of GLAS I and GLAS II applications. Farmers who have not been paid have been contacted and asked to provide further information. It is essential that GLAS advisers submit the nutrient management plan through the Teagasc system, to allow for balancing payments for GLAS I and GLAS II farmers.

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