asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if his attention has been drawn to the fact that the labour unit requirement of between one and one-and-a-half man work units rules out about 85 per cent of the otherwise potential applicants under the scheme of installation aid for young farmers; and if he has any plans to reduce this requirement to more attainable levels.
Written Answers. - Installation Aid for Young Farmers.
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It is a condition of the EC Regulation on which the young farmer installation scheme is based that the applicant has a holding with a minimum labour requirement of one man work unit. In the review of the regulation which is taking place at the moment I am pressing to have this requirement reduced.