247 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the opinion that there are serious flaws in the farm retirement scheme; her further views on whether farmers who retire due to ill health and lease their holdings, if their circumstances changed, should be entitled to all their entitlements when they resume farming; her further views on whether a farm leased to a family member is penalised; the reason her Department did not honour their contracts; the number of acres of land which are without quota. [2506/05]

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247 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the opinion that there are serious flaws in the farm retirement scheme; her further views on whether farmers who retire due to ill health and lease their holdings, if their circumstances changed, should be entitled to all their entitlements when they resume farming; her further views on whether a farm leased to a family member is penalised; the reason her Department did not honour their contracts; the number of acres of land which are without quota. [2506/05]

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1. 1 February 2005

   Farm Retirement Scheme.

   247 Mr. J. Breen asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food her views on the opinion that there are serious flaws in the farm retirement scheme; her further views on whether farmers who retire due to ill health and lease their holdings, if their circumstances changed, should be entitled to all their entitlements when they resume farming; her further views on whether a farm leased to a family member is penalised; the reason her Department did not honour their contracts; the number of acres of land which are without quota. [2506/05]

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