Vol. 526 No. 1
178 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if his Department will reconsider an application for ewe premium quota rights for a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny; and if he will give a positive response. [25993/00]
The person named, who is participating in the REP scheme and whose holding includes commonage land, has applied for an allocation of ewe premium quota from the year 2001 national reserve.
Individual commonage framework plans for all commonages are currently being drawn up by my Department and the Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands. When these plans are implemented, stocking levels on individual REPS plans will be adjusted in accordance with the stocking levels set out in the relevant commonage framework plan. It is expected that commonage framework plans will be implemented in 2001.
In the meantime, I regret to say that the farmers concerned, including the person named, may not receive an allocation of ewe premium quota from this reserve.
