Written answers
Tuesday, 17 July 2012
Department of Agriculture, Marine and Food
Farm Retirement Scheme
8:00 pm
Michael Healy-Rae (Kerry South, Independent)
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Question 648: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans to make available a farm retirement package; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34510/12]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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Following the suspension of the Early Retirement Scheme on 14 October, 2008, due to budgetary constraints, it became apparent that there was a number of farmers who had their preparations to apply for the Scheme completed or close to completion at that point. The Scheme was re-opened temporarily on 23 September 2009 with limited additional funding with a view to accepting as many as possible of the applications that fell into this category. I have no plans to re-open this Scheme or introduce another Scheme at this time.
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