GLAS 3

One topic that has recurred again and again at our Commonage meetings is the continuing belief that AEOS participants can see out their contracts and then join GLAS. This is incorrect, of course farmers can see out their AEOS contract but they if they choose to do this they must appreciate that the last opportunity to join GLAS will be this Autumn and their decision to stick with AEOS means they will have missed the boat. If you do not join GLAS this Autumn there will be no scheme available to you when your AEOS contract finishes.

Lets look at the impact of this on participants in AEOS 1, 2 & 3 respectively. 

AEOS 1 participants joined that scheme in the summer of 2010, they got a contract running until the end of 2016. They will be finishing that contract this year and can have a seam less transition into GLAS. 

AEOS 2 participants joined that scheme in 2011 and have a contract that will run until the end of 2017, if they stay in AEOS they will lose out on upto €25,000 in GLAS for the sake of a maximum of €4,000 in AEOS.

AEOS 3 participants who choose to stay in that scheme will be opting for a maximum payout in AEOS of €8,000 in preference to upto €25,000 in GLAS. 

Obviously this is a decision for the individual farmer and there may well be other reasons that may  be relevant to them. But from a financial perspective this is a no brainer, if you do not join GLAS this time around the door will have closed on that scheme and you may have to wait for many years before another agri - environment scheme becomes available.

On a separate note we are continuing to make good progress on completing commonage fieldwork. A list of the commonages that we deal with is given below. Of the remaining sites most are commonages with GLAS 2 applicants only and which were only allocated to us in the last few weeks. It remains our intention to have all of these completed  before the end of September. 

County	Commonage	Status
Clare	Coastal
Galway	Courhoor	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Maw	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cloughaunard
Galway	Doon	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Fahy
Galway	Ballyconneely
Galway	Ardkyle	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Lettergesh East	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Lettergesh East	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Toombeola
Galway	Murvey	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cuilleen
Galway	Glynsk	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Letterdeskert
Galway	Ardmore	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Callowfinish	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Kilkieran	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Letterpibrum	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Shannawirra	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Kylesalia	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Loughaconeera	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Glennagevlagh	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Crumlin East	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Dooghta	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Ballyweeaun	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Boocaun	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Glentrasna	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Lettermore	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Lugganaffrin	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Shanvally	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Halfcarton	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Knockadav	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Oorid	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Shannavarra	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Turlough	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Turlough	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Camus Oughter	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Kinvarra	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Bealadangan	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Bealadangan	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Lettercallow	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Lettermore	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Maumeen	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Barraderry	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Carrowroe North	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Carraroe North	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Carrowroe West	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Clynagh	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Derrynea	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Keeraunbeg	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Muckanaghederdauhaulia	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Ballynahown North	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cartronlahan	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Inveran	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Knockadoagh	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Minna	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Minna	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Tully	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Bovroughaun	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cornarona	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Loughaunbeg	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Shannapheasteen	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Shannapheasteen	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Shannapheasteen	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Boliska Eighter
Galway	Killagoola	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Newtown	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Oghery	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Billymore Or Carrowntober	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cloghermore	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cloghermore	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Lettercraffroe	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Maghera More	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Rushveala	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Shannadullaghaun	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Callownamuck
Galway	Gortacarnaun	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Ower
Galway	Derryloughan East
Galway	Coldwood Or Foorkill	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Turloughmore Common	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Addergoole	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Annaghdown	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Barranny	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Coteenty	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Coteenty	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Beagh More	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Big Island	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cloghaun	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Kilbeg	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Gortnagleav	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Kilnagappagh	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cullenagh	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Cullenagh	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Derrybrien East	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Derrybrien East	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Knockauncarragh	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Keelderry	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Carrigeen East	Fieldwork Complete
Galway	Carrigeen West	Fieldwork Complete
Mayo	Glencally	Fieldwork Complete
Mayo	Erriff	Fieldwork Complete
Mayo	Letterass	Fieldwork Complete
Mayo	Lettermaglinskin	Fieldwork Complete
Wicklow	Brockagh	Fieldwork Complete
Wicklow	Seven Churches	Fieldwork Complete
Wicklow	Cullentragh Big	Fieldwork Complete
Sligo	Farranaharpy
Tipperary	Curreeny