Deirdre Clune (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Question 23: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the funding which has been made available to fulfil obligations under the early retirement scheme; if farmers with legitimate expectations under the scheme will receive funding; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36249/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I have been conscious that a number of applications were completed or close to completion at the time entry to the Early Retirement Scheme was suspended on 14 October 2008. It became apparent recently that there would be a saving on the 2009 allocation for the Scheme. On this basis I took the decision to reopen the Scheme until 30 October with the intention of accepting as many as possible of those applications that were completed or close to completion at the time entry to the scheme was suspended.