Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 27 April 2004
223 Mr. Kehoe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the current status of the application for additional milk quota under the hardship scheme for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11301/04]
View answerAllocations of milk quota from the National Reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal. The tribunal is a body established to consider and advise on applications for additional quota from individual producers who have suffered severe hardship in the context of the milk quota system.
The person named submitted an application for additional quota on the grounds of hardship in the 2002-03 milk quota year and he was granted a temporary allocation effective for the 2002-03 year only. However, it was subsequently decided to make that allocation permanent effective from 1 April 2003, that is, the 2003-04 quota year. A letter issued to the person last year outlining this position. There is no record of him having applied again in the 2003-04 quota year. However, an application may be made for the current 2004-05 quota year when the application forms become available in the autumn.
