Vol. 504 No. 2
147 Cecilia Keaveney asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the new schemes or increased funding, if any, made to existing schemes to celebrate the year of the elderly; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11411/99]
My Department has no new schemes or increased funding to existing schemes to celebrate the year of the elderly. As the Deputy may be aware the Department operates an attractive farm retirement scheme and improvements to this measure were secured in the Agenda 2000 negotiations.
