392. Deputy Noel Harrington asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the status of an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork under the green low-carbon agri-environment scheme; when the person will receive payment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1184/16]

An application to the second tranche of GLAS scheme for the person named was received by my Department on 8 December 2015. The application is one of over 14,000 applications submitted as part of this second tranche of the GLAS scheme.

All GLAS applications received, including the application of the person-named, are now being assessed by my Department in line with the requirements set out in the scheme Terms and Conditions. This process will identify which applications will be approved under the Scheme. All applicants will be notified in writing of the outcome of their application. Successful applications will have a contract commencement date of 1 January 2016. As with other agri-environment schemes, such as REPS and AEOS, first instalments of the annual payments are generally made in the last quarter of the year in question. For 2016, it is planned that a 75% first instalment of the GLAS premium will issue before the end of this year.