Written answers

Wednesday, 28 September 2005

Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs

Rural Social Scheme

9:00 pm

Photo of Phil HoganPhil Hogan (Carlow-Kilkenny, Fine Gael)
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Question 831: To ask the Minister for Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs if the rural social scheme will be extended to include persons in the non-farming sector who are on low incomes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24611/05]

Photo of Éamon Ó CuívÉamon Ó Cuív (Galway West, Fianna Fail)
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In order to participate in the rural social scheme, a person must be either a farmer or a fisherperson. There are no proposals to generally extend the scheme to persons outside these sectors.

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