Noel Treacy
Ceist:248 Mr. N. Treacy asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the reason the farm retirement scheme is confined to farmers who have 50 per cent of their income from farming over ten years; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that this is mitigating against land being released to younger farmers; if he will alter this condition; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7655/97]