Vol. 508 No. 5
67 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if, in view of the recent High Court findings, compensation will be awarded to farmers who have claimed against his Department due to the wrongful distribution of milk quota in 1984 without further court proceedings and further expenses on the farmers and on the State. [19388/99]
Legal proceedings, which were taken by a limited number of plaintiffs in 1990, are still before the High Court following judgments given in their favour in the Supreme Court in 1997. The current litigation relates to the assessment of damages in respect of these plaintiffs.
While other persons have made approaches to my Department in relation to this matter, no special provisions have been made for any arrangements in respect of any persons or group of persons who are not party to those proceedings as I have received legal advice to the effect that any proceedings that may be initiated by such persons are barred by the passage of time.
