Ned O'Keeffe
Ceist:251 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the plans, if any, he has for the future of the farm retirement scheme [1985/96]
Vol. 460 No. 6
251 Mr. E. O'Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the plans, if any, he has for the future of the farm retirement scheme [1985/96]
The scheme was introduced in January 1994 to run for a period of five years. At the end of December 1995, some 3,727 farmers had been paid pensions totalling over £33 million and it is expected that over its duration at least 7,000 farmers will retire under the scheme.