Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 9 December 2004
181 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the reason payments under the early retirement scheme have been stopped in the case of a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; if they are entitled to any other benefits in view of the fact that their spouse died in July 2004 and the payments under the early retirement scheme stopped in the same month; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [32933/04]
View answerAs the wife of the person named, who was the participant in the early retirement scheme, died on 5 July 2004, payment of the pension then stopped. Subsequently, a request was received from the person named for continued payment of the pension to him as a dependent relative. This application was examined but it was then discovered that issues had arisen regarding the farming transferee's compliance with the terms and conditions of the scheme. On 26 November 2004, my Department received further information about the transferee's situation. This is being examined and a decision on the continued payment of the pension to the person named will be taken within the next week. The person named will be notified immediately of the decision.
