Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 24 February 2015
281. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if his Department has received an application for a special allocation of milk quota, due to a non-notifiable disease outbreak, in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Cork; and if, in view of the circumstances, he will consider a special allocation in this case; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [7789/15]
View answerMy Department received an application from the named person in response to the request for applications under the recent Animal Disease Scheme. This Scheme involves the allocation of milk quota, from the National Reserve, to milk producers who have incurred milk quota difficulties as a direct result of compulsory animal movement restrictions resulting from an animal disease outbreak. Quota allocations are granted on the basis of recommendations made by an independent Milk Quota Appeals Tribunal.
The application submitted by the named person was not presented to the Tribunal for determination because the animals concerned were not subject to a compulsory animal movement restriction.
