Paul Connaughton Snr (Galway East, Fine Gael)
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Question 347: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if his attention has been drawn to the circumstances surrounding the cancellation of the farm installation aid and the farm retirement pension scheme in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Clare and the inconvenience and cost that the discontinuation of both schemes will have on this family; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [38632/08]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I have made provision of €56.7 million in 2009 to meet current commitments under the Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming and the Young Farmers' Installation Scheme but for the present, it has been necessary to suspend new applications for these schemes. The limiting of the suspension of the Schemes will be considered at the earliest opportunity having regard to the general budgetary situation.