The Farmers’ Charter of Rights 2015-2020 was established in 2015 with the aim of giving farmers clear payment dates and a clearer inspection process.
The Department of Agriculture committed to ensure that decisions and payments will be made within the deadlines as agreed under the charter.
However, with the ongoing GLAS payment delays, is the charter fit for purpose?
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Furthermore, it has emerged that further IT problems have come into play with TAMS.
A Department spokesperson said that all TAMS payments are being processed on an ongoing basis.
“In the cases where there is an obvious error with the claim, the IT functionality has been put in place to process these claims for payment,” the spokesperson said.
However, in the cases where there is a penalty, the IT functionality is being developed to cater for these cases, the spokesperson added.
Fit for purpose
Speaking to the Irish Farmers Journal this week, IFA deputy president Richard Kennedy said the GLAS delays are discrediting the purpose and the implementation of the charter.
“It’s causing real hardship on farms. Cashflows are seriously affected [by the delays] and it’s very hard to back up the Farmers’ Charter [in this context].
“It is really the delivery of the charter that is the problem. The charter is good and it’s useful to have. In many instances it is working quite well.
“But in the context of GLAS it has been a total failure.”
The monitoring committee of the charter met last week and is to meet again in early June.
Watch interviews with IFA representatives on the Farmers' Charter of Rights in our video below:
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The Farmers’ Charter of Rights 2015-2020 was established in 2015 with the aim of giving farmers clear payment dates and a clearer inspection process.
The Department of Agriculture committed to ensure that decisions and payments will be made within the deadlines as agreed under the charter.
However, with the ongoing GLAS payment delays, is the charter fit for purpose?
Furthermore, it has emerged that further IT problems have come into play with TAMS.
A Department spokesperson said that all TAMS payments are being processed on an ongoing basis.
“In the cases where there is an obvious error with the claim, the IT functionality has been put in place to process these claims for payment,” the spokesperson said.
However, in the cases where there is a penalty, the IT functionality is being developed to cater for these cases, the spokesperson added.
Fit for purpose
Speaking to the Irish Farmers Journal this week, IFA deputy president Richard Kennedy said the GLAS delays are discrediting the purpose and the implementation of the charter.
“It’s causing real hardship on farms. Cashflows are seriously affected [by the delays] and it’s very hard to back up the Farmers’ Charter [in this context].
“It is really the delivery of the charter that is the problem. The charter is good and it’s useful to have. In many instances it is working quite well.
“But in the context of GLAS it has been a total failure.”
The monitoring committee of the charter met last week and is to meet again in early June.
Watch interviews with IFA representatives on the Farmers' Charter of Rights in our video below:
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