Éamon Ó Cuív
Ceist:403 Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry whether a proposal has been made to the EU or to the European Council of Agricultural Ministers that, as and from 1 January 1998, no headage payments for livestock will be payable to farmers over 66 years of age; his views on this proposal; the action, if any, he intends to take to ensure that age discrimination is not introduced into farming by the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21911/96]