asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will arrange with the EC Commission to increase the ceiling on £6,400 off-farm income over which any applicant for headage grants will not qualify; and if he will make a statement on the matter setting out the present position and the prospects of getting an increase in the limit of £6,400 off-farm income.
Written Answers. - Headage Grants Income Ceiling.
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Raising the limit of £6,400 would give rise to extra Exchequer expenditure and this cannot be undertaken in the current difficult Exchequer situation.