Willie Penrose
Question:69 Mr. Penrose asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if a person who is joint owner of a farm and has worked a farm on a joint basis with her husband and is now aged 55 can, by transferring her portion of the holding to her son who qualifies in all respects, avail of the early retirement scheme from farming; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [6333/01]