Seymour Crawford
Question:153 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the number of farmers who pay land annuity; the numbers of these who are in arrears; the number of these arrears cases which have been brought to court or given to debt collection agencies; the number of the farmers who are paying less than ?100 per year; his views on whether in some individual cases, undue pressure is being placed on small family farms; his proposals such as those which were provided in 1992 and 1993; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7067/02]