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Milk Quota.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 8 February 2005

Tuesday, 8 February 2005

Questions (341)

John Perry

Question:

394 Mr. Perry asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if assistance will be given to a person (details supplied) in his appeal for milk quota on hardship grounds. [3649/05]

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Written answers

Allocations of milk quota from the national reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the milk quota appeals tribunal. The tribunal was 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 current 2004-05 milk quota year. The tribunal examined his application recently and having done so, did not recommend making an allocation on that occasion. Notification of this outcome is being issued to the person and his co-operative. While every application to the tribunal is treated in a fair and sympathetic manner, it has not been possible, within the constraints of the limited amount of quota available and the sizeable number of applications received, to meet the demands for quota from all applicants.

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