Dan Neville
Question:252 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if he will examine difficulties experienced by dairy farmers when transferring between milk processors (details supplied). [23046/01]
Vol. 541 No. 4
252 Mr. Neville asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if he will examine difficulties experienced by dairy farmers when transferring between milk processors (details supplied). [23046/01]
It is a matter for an individual milk purchaser to decide whether to take on additional suppliers. Where a milk purchaser decides to do so the quota of the producers in question may be transferred in accordance with the administrative procedures laid down in the European Communities (Milk Quota) Regulations, 2000.