John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 337: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the steps she intends taking to ensure that affected farmers are aware of the new land annuity capital buy-out offer of 25%; if her Department will write to each affected farmer to inform them of this entitlement; the period available to farmers to respond to this offer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [33526/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Information notices describing the new land annuity capital discounted buy-out scheme will shortly be published in the farming and national press. These notices will set out the terms of the buy-out scheme, as provided in the Land Act 2005. I also intend to write to each farmer entitled to participate in the buy-out scheme, providing them with full details of the scheme and their entitlements under it. The scheme will commence on 1 January 2006 and close on 30 June 2006.