McConalogue announces commencement of GLAS advance payments
- Published on: 16 November 2022
- Last updated on: 12 April 2025
- €113 million issuing to 32,600 farmers in coming days
- a total of €1.29 billion issued to farmers under GLAS
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue, has announced that the 2022 GLAS Advance payments have commenced. Just under €113 million 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 €113 million 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 €1.5 billion 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
Notes
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 | Number 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 |