Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 15 June 2004
153 Mr. Crawford asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will agree to a transfer of milk quota from one brother to another, the same as from father to son or daughter, in view of the serious situation healthwise which an older brother finds himself in; and his views on whether this is a reasonable and just case. [17199/04]
View answerThe milk quota regulations provide that where a holding is transferred by sale, lease, gift or inheritance by a person to a relative, as defined, the milk quota attached to that holding is transferred to that person. The definition of relative in the regulations includes brothers and therefore the same rules apply in the case of transfer between brothers as in the case between a parent and a child. The transfer of milk quota without land is not permitted, even between relatives, except in cases where there is a land and quota leasing arrangement in place. In that case the milk quota may be purchased without the land so long as the lease has been in place for at least one year.
