Almost €19M in GLAS advance payments to be sanctioned in North West
Almost €19 million in GLAS advance payments is to be sanctioned in the North West. Donegal is to get the largest share at €9.5m, followed by Leitrim at almost €5m while Sligo is set to receive almost €4.4m. Just over 5,700 farmers in the region are set to…
Farmers getting fed up over delay in GLAS payments
Some farmers are now becoming increasingly frustrated because of delays in receiving their GLAS payments. IFA Rural Development Chairman Joe Brady is calling on the Minister for Agriculture to instruct his department to make contact with all 3,500 farmers who are still due their 2016 payment. So far, about 34,000…
ICMSA wants GLAS payments made now
The Irish Creamery and Milk Suppliers Association is calling on the Minister for Agriculture Michael Creed to intervene in ensuring Glas payments are finally made to farmers. The Chairperson of the ICMSA Farm and Rural Affairs Committee, Patrick Rohan, has labelled the ongoing delays on GLAS payments “totally unacceptable”. He…