asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will give details of grants under the various farm aid packages to be made to a person (details supplied) in County Galway whose wife's income is being investigated and who claims his wife has had no income for the last four years.
Written Answers. - Farm Aid Grants.
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Details of grants withheld pending the outcome of a review by my Department into this case were given in my reply to a parliamentary question on 24 October. The Department understand that, in addition to this person's own off-farm income, his wife had an off-farm income from outside employment. To substantiate his claim that his wife had no income for the last four years, it will be necessary for him to submit a statement from the appropriate inspector of taxes confirming that his wife had no off-farm income in the four income tax years ended 5 April 1985. Until this is done, my Department cannot conclude its review of the case.