Michael Finucane
Question:241 Mr. Finucane asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if he will allocate extra suckler cow quota to a person (details supplied) in County Limerick. [26208/01]
Written Answers. - Suckler Cow Quota.
The person named applied for an allocation of suckler cow quota from the 2002 national reserve under category D. This category was reserved for farmers who apply regularly for the suckler cow premium and who require additional quota to ensure the future viability of their holdings.
Category D ranked in priority after category A, first time applicants under 35 years of age; category B, farmers with holdings on offshore islands; category C, organic farmers registered with the Department. A special category, category E, for farmers in the Cooley Peninsula also held priority over category D.
All the available quota of 3,048 premium rights was distributed to eligible applicants under categories A, B, C and E. There was no quota available to make any allocations to any applicant who applied under category D.