Farm Retirement Scheme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2009

Tuesday, 6 October 2009

Questions (944)

Joe Carey

Question:

1046 Deputy Joe Carey asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the position regarding persons who availed of the farm retirement scheme, implying the surrendering of their herd number; if these herd numbers will be reactivated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32992/09]

Written answers

Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (Deputy Brendan Smith)

A person who is admitted to the Scheme of Early Retirement from Farming has undertaken to cease farming definitively and cannot be given a herd number at any time after that.