Farm Retirement Scheme.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2005

Tuesday, 8 February 2005

Ceisteanna (347)

Ned O'Keeffe

Ceist:

400 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding an application by a person (details supplied) in County Cork for the early retirement pension. [3777/05]

Freagraí scríofa

Minister for Agriculture and Food (Mary Coughlan)

The Department of Agriculture and Food has not received an application from the person in question under the early retirement scheme. On the basis of the information supplied by the Deputy, however, the person is not eligible under the current scheme because she will not reach the minimum age of 55 until November 2007.