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McConalogue announces commencement of GLAS advance payments

Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Charlie McConalogue T.D. has announced that the 2022 GLAS Advance payments have commenced. Just under €113m in Advance payments will be made this week to just under 32,600 farmers who are participating in the GLAS Scheme.

Commenting on the payments the Minister said, “I am very pleased that my Department is commencing these GLAS Advance payments to just under 32,600 farmers. The payments this week will issue to 74.8% of GLAS participants and will reach farmers’ bank accounts in the coming days.

“Issuing payments to farm families in a rapid manner is a key priority of mine and I am proud of our track record in this space.  These payments are an important income boost to farmers at this time of year and, of course, are a recognition of their significant contribution to the environmental achievements in the GLAS scheme.”

The Minister added, “Today’s payment of just under €113m brings the total payments made to date under GLAS to €1.29 billion. This investment will be surpassed in the incoming ACRES scheme where I have secured €1.5bn for this flagship environmental scheme.”

Payments will continue to issue in outstanding cases on a regular basis. The Minister encouraged any farmers with queries in relation to GLAS to direct them by email to GLAS@agriculture.gov.ie

 

Note for editors:

GLAS Division can be contacted by email at GLAS@agriculture.gov.ie

The GLAS Helpdesk can be contacted at 053 9163425. 

GLAS Advance 2022 Payments per County

County                                         No. of farmers paid                 Amount

Carlow

                                        290

 €                   1,031,805

Cavan

                                     1,200

 €                   4,250,250

Clare

                                     2,396

 €                   8,507,933

Cork

                                     2,596

 €                   8,756,631

Donegal

                                     3,026

 €                   9,541,147

Dublin

                                           60

 €                      200,906

Galway

                                     3,951

 €                13,699,311

Kerry

                                     2,504

 €                   8,825,403

Kildare

                                        239

 €                      875,899

Kilkenny

                                        448

 €                   1,558,208

Laois

                                        501

 €                   1,737,234

Leitrim

                                     1,438

 €                   5,074,991

Limerick

                                     1,050

 €                   3,700,232

Longford

                                        699

 €                   2,511,851

Louth

                                        175

 €                      599,319

Mayo

                                     3,683

 €                12,411,589

Meath

                                        474

 €                   1,672,169

Monaghan

                                        591

 €                   1,907,280

Offaly

                                        720

 €                   2,584,343

Roscommon

                                     1,813

 €                   6,473,013

Sligo

                                     1,268

 €                   4,389,954

Tipperary

                                     1,277

 €                   4,659,685

Waterford

                                        364

 €                   1,282,124

Westmeath

                                        687

 €                   2,504,779

Wexford

                                        687

 €                   2,541,974

Wicklow

                                        447

 €                   1,689,624

Total

                                  32,584

 €              112,987,654