Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 486: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if she has documentary evidence available in her Department to state when off farm income was calculated for eligibility for the old disadvantaged areas scheme payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [3580/08]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The provisions governing the Scheme of Headage Payments in the Disadvantaged Areas were altered with effect from the 1979 Scheme when applicants with an off-farm income of more that £3,550 were deemed ineligible. With effect from the 1982 Scheme, the off-farm income of an applicant's spouse was taken into account to establish eligibility under the Scheme of Headage Payments in the Disadvantaged Areas. The requirements in relation to off-farm income were abolished with effect from the 1990 Scheme.