Seymour Crawford
Ceist:354 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development the number of farmers who have been admitted and sanctioned for the new EU retirement scheme. [22527/01]
Written Answers. - Farm Retirement Scheme.
To date, a total of 316 farmers have been admitted to the EU early retirement scheme which commenced in November 2000. A further 161 applications are currently being examined.