Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 1308: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food when the process for the early retirement scheme will be finalised in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Leitrim taking into account that approval was given to this person in May 2008. [1194/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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My Department requested additional information from the person named on 13 January 2009 as further queries had arisen in relation to his application. Processing of the application cannot be finalised until these queries have been answered.

Frank Feighan (Roscommon-South Leitrim, Fine Gael)
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Question 1309: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the action he will take to assist a small number of farmers who had finalised the transfer of their lands over legally under the farm retirement scheme to a relative or other farmer and who were in the final stages of the legal process finalising their application for early retirement pension when he withdrew the scheme from Budget 2009. [1196/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I have made provision of €47 million in 2009 to meet current commitments under the Early Retirement Scheme from Farming. It was necessary to suspend new applications for this scheme due to the budgetary situation.