Just over 3,800 commonages have been declared for GLAS, farmed by a total of 9,000 shareholders.
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Some 2,000 commonage management plans have been engaged with on the online system for submission, according to the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed.
Speaking in the Dáil on Wednesday in response to Fianna Fáil’s Charlie McConalogue, Creed said that over 2,000 plans have been “engaged” with.
Just over 3,800 commonages have been declared for GLAS, farmed by a total of 9,000 shareholders.
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This leaves about 1,800 plans to be submitted.
The system for submitting plans went live on 12 October, over two weeks before the 31 October deadline. Commonage plans have to be submitted for farmers to get their advanced GLAS payment.
Creed said it is “reasonable to assume” the Department will receive the remaining plans before advance payments begin.
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Some 2,000 commonage management plans have been engaged with on the online system for submission, according to the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed.
Speaking in the Dáil on Wednesday in response to Fianna Fáil’s Charlie McConalogue, Creed said that over 2,000 plans have been “engaged” with.
Just over 3,800 commonages have been declared for GLAS, farmed by a total of 9,000 shareholders.
This leaves about 1,800 plans to be submitted.
The system for submitting plans went live on 12 October, over two weeks before the 31 October deadline. Commonage plans have to be submitted for farmers to get their advanced GLAS payment.
Creed said it is “reasonable to assume” the Department will receive the remaining plans before advance payments begin.
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