Some 3,100 farmers who applied for GLAS I and GLAS II have not yet been paid any of the 85% first instalment.
Officials in the Department of Agriculture say that as cases are cleared the farmers are paid. The Department is continuing to contact applicants to inform them of the reasons payment has not been made.
A spokesperson for the Department told the Irish Farmers Journal that all GLAS applications must pass regulatory controls and validations, as is the case with all EU co-funded schemes.
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The GLAS applications are subject to cross-checks with other databases in the Department, including the LPIS system.
Here are some of the issues which the Department says are leading to delayed payments:
Declaration of an incompatible parcel usage for GLAS action chosen.
Changes in parcel boundaries on which a GLAS action is chosen including splitting or merging of parcels.
An applicant no longer claiming parcel on BPS 2016.
Incomplete documentation, such as incorrect information on Low-Emission Slurry declaration.
Incomplete interim commonage management plans.
Incompatible data and parcel history on Department databases.
The outstanding cases are being reviewed on a case-by-case basis to resolve the individual issues in each instance.
The Department of Agriculture has said that the payment of the remaining 15% of the 2016 payment will commence once all required GLAS inspections have been completed – as required by EU regulations – and are currently scheduled to be processed in mid-June.
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Some 3,100 farmers who applied for GLAS I and GLAS II have not yet been paid any of the 85% first instalment.
Officials in the Department of Agriculture say that as cases are cleared the farmers are paid. The Department is continuing to contact applicants to inform them of the reasons payment has not been made.
A spokesperson for the Department told the Irish Farmers Journal that all GLAS applications must pass regulatory controls and validations, as is the case with all EU co-funded schemes.
The GLAS applications are subject to cross-checks with other databases in the Department, including the LPIS system.
Here are some of the issues which the Department says are leading to delayed payments:
Declaration of an incompatible parcel usage for GLAS action chosen.
Changes in parcel boundaries on which a GLAS action is chosen including splitting or merging of parcels.
An applicant no longer claiming parcel on BPS 2016.
Incomplete documentation, such as incorrect information on Low-Emission Slurry declaration.
Incomplete interim commonage management plans.
Incompatible data and parcel history on Department databases.
The outstanding cases are being reviewed on a case-by-case basis to resolve the individual issues in each instance.
The Department of Agriculture has said that the payment of the remaining 15% of the 2016 payment will commence once all required GLAS inspections have been completed – as required by EU regulations – and are currently scheduled to be processed in mid-June.
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