Written answers
Tuesday, 3 October 2017
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Farm Retirement Scheme Eligibility
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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463. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a farmer participating on a farm retirement scheme would be in breach of the criteria of this scheme if they engaged in hobby farming (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [41618/17]
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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The Early Retirement Scheme (ERS) was a voluntary scheme that included a condition to cease all commercial farming activity definitively. However, hobby farming of the nature and extent outlined in the details supplied by the Deputy, and in response to further query by my Department, is allowed and carries no implications for participation under the scheme.
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