John Deasy (Waterford, Fine Gael)
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Question 436: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the early farm retirement scheme and the installation aid grant are EU funded; if so the savings to the Exchequer from the abolition of both of these schemes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38240/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The current Early Retirement Scheme is 50% co-funded by the EU. A provision of €47 million has been made available for the scheme in the 2009 Estimates and it is not possible to quantify the savings which will arise due to suspension of applications.

In the case of installation aid, grant payments under the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme are co-funded by the EU, whilst grants under the preceding Scheme, the Installation Aid Scheme, are funded entirely by the National Exchequer. A sum of €9.75 million has been made available for both these schemes in the 2009 Estimates and it is not possible to quantify the savings which will arise due to suspension of the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme for new applications at this stage.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 437: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will ensure that the application for farm retirement by a person (details supplied) in County Limerick will be allowed in view of the fact that the person's application was in his Department's offices in Johnstown Castle on 14 October 2008. [38251/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The application received under the Early Retirement Scheme on 14 October 2008 for the person named will be processed, and if it is in order payment will be made.

Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 438: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when a single farm payment will be made to an estate (details supplied) in County Limerick. [38266/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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While my Department received an application under the 2008 Single Payment Scheme, in the names of the new owners of the above-mentioned herdnumber. No application to transfer the payment entitlements was received. Consequently, payment cannot issue. In order to allow for the further processing of the application documentation which has been forwarded directly to the parties acting for the above named requires to be completed. On receipt of the completed documentation, the application will be processed by my Department and any payment due will be issued promptly.