Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 25 Oct 1994

Vol. 446 No. 3

Written Answers. - Suckler Cow Quota.

Michael Creed

Question:

239 Mr. Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if all of the suckler cow quota from the 1993 national reserve has been distributed; and, if not, if he will consider granting an additional quota to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [2077/94]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. J. Walsh)

Apart from about 60 query cases, all applications for quota from the 1993 national reserve have been processed. The person named has established a quota of six premium rights based on the number of eligible cows he applied for in 1992 — the reference year. He applied for suckler cow premium on 16 cows in 1993. He also applied for additional quota from the 1993 national reserve but as he did not qualify under any of the priority categories as set out in the terms and conditions governing the allocation of quotas from that reserve, he could not be allocated additional quota.

He has applied for 1994 suckler cow premium in respect of 12 cows and he may apply to be considered for an allocation of quota from the 1994 national reserve to cover those extra cows. Application forms for this reserve are expected to be available in the next few weeks and I have arranged to have one sent to him then.