Michael Moynihan (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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Question 321: To ask the Minister for Social Protection if a person who owns land and has horses on this land can qualify for farm assist; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [4842/12]

Joan Burton (Dublin West, Labour)
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To qualify for farm assist, a person should be aged between 18 and 66 years and engaged in farming. The person concerned must be farming land for the purposes of husbandry and must also satisfy the other conditions of the scheme including a means test. In this context, husbandry is regarded as working the land including the keeping of livestock. All cases are fully investigated and determined on an individual basis.