Vol. 506 No. 2
164 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the situation regarding participants in the farm retirement scheme whose land leases have expired and are up for renewal before the end of 1999; and if they are obliged to comply with the enlargement clause which under the CAP reforms is to be deleted from the new retirement scheme in 2000. [14967/99]
Where leases of participants in the scheme of early retirement from farming expire before they have completed their participation in the scheme, they must either extend the leases to the existing transferee or find a new eligible transferee. Where leases are extended they must cover the remainder of the period for which the pension is payable or a minimum of five years, whichever is appropriate. Where land is transferred to a new transferee, the current terms and conditions of the scheme regarding enlargement will continue to apply.
