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€27m in 2020 GLAS balancing payments issuing early to farmers

The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine will commence issuing GLAS balancing payments in respect of 2020 ahead of schedule this week.

According to Minister McConalogue, over €26.6m in balancing payments will be made this week to over 43,400 farmers participating in the GLAS Scheme.

Commenting on the payments, the minister said, “I am very pleased to be commencing these GLAS balancing payments ahead of schedule to over 43,400 farmers.”

“This is more farmers than last year receiving the payment at this stage, and this €27m will reward those who continue to make environmental improvements on their farms.  The payments this week will issue to 90% of GLAS participants and will reach farmer’s bank accounts this week.”

The Minister added, “Today’s payment of over €26.6m brings the total payments made to date in respect of GLAS to €990m. It means that 90% of GLAS participants have now been paid in full in respect of their 2020 GLAS commitments.”

The balancing payment represents the final 15% of the 2020 payment and completes the total payment for GLAS actions undertaken last year.

The minister confirmed that payments will continue to issue in outstanding cases regularly. The Minister encouraged any farmers with queries concerning GLAS to direct them by email to [email protected]

GLAS Tranche 1 and 2

The minister also commented on the level of uptake by GLAS Tranche 1 and 2 participants of an offer of a one-year extension of their contracts.

The extension offered extends the final date of these contracts from December 31st, 2020, to December 21st, 2021.

He noted, in this regard, that “the significant level of uptake of 95% ensures that the environmental dividends being delivered by GLAS Tranche 1 and 2 participants continue during 2021 and that GLAS payments will continue to issue to this cohort of over 33,500 farmers in respect of 2021”.

It is also worth noting that a further 13,000 continue to participate in Tranche 3 of this agri-environment scheme during 2021 per their original contracts.

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