Written answers

Thursday, 5 May 2005

Department of Agriculture and Food

Farm Retirement Scheme

5:00 pm

Photo of Billy TimminsBilly Timmins (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Question 237: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding the case of a person (details supplied) in County Wicklow; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [14620/05]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I received the report of the joint Oireachtas committee formally on 7 April. I have asked my officials to consider the recommendations contained in the report, having due regard to the terms and conditions both of the early retirement scheme and the European Commission regulations under which both the current and previous schemes were introduced.

Photo of Martin FerrisMartin Ferris (Kerry North, Sinn Fein)
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Question 238: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food when she proposes to implement the findings of the report on the early retirement scheme to provide some relief to those farmers who participated in good faith in the scheme. [14622/05]

Photo of Mary CoughlanMary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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I received the report of the joint Oireachtas committee formally on 7 April. I have asked my officials to consider the recommendations contained in the report, having due regard to the terms and conditions both of the early retirement scheme and of the European Commission regulations under which the current and previous schemes were introduced.

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