504 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the low qualification threshold for young farmers who want to purchase entitlements, particularly the qualifying criteria for new entrants in view of the low off farm income limit that currently exists; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the single payment 2006 EU regulations state that total off farm income must not exceed €20,000; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that this level of off farm income appears to be very low when compared with the farm waste management scheme and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38971/06]

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504 Mr. Connaughton asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if her attention has been drawn to the low qualification threshold for young farmers who want to purchase entitlements, particularly the qualifying criteria for new entrants in view of the low off farm income limit that currently exists; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that the single payment 2006 EU regulations state that total off farm income must not exceed €20,000; if her attention has further been drawn to the fact that this level of off farm income appears to be very low when compared with the farm waste management scheme and others; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [38971/06]

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