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asked the Minister for Agriculture if he will confirm that he had no role to play in the redistribution of flexi-milk; if some co-ops had a surplus of milk in 1984-85; if he had a role in 1984-85, how that surplus was distributed; and if he will name the co-ops who benefited from that surplus.
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asked the Minister for Agriculture arising out of Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 12 March, if he will give details of the amount of flexi-milk available for 1984-85 within co-ops; and if he will now name co-ops that had such flexi-milk available since he has ignored that specific question in Parliamentary Question No. 90 of 5 March and Parliamentary Question No. 80 of 12 March.
I propose to take Questions Nos. 180 and 181 together.
My role in the reallocation of flexi-milk by co-operatives in 1984-85 was confined to laying down the general guidelines under which the distribution took place. These arrangements were set out in a notice published by the Department in the national newspapers on 17 November 1984.
Reallocation of flexi-milk is only relevant in the case of purchasers who exceed their quotas, as for those under quota there is no need for any such reallocation because none of their suppliers would be liable for any levy payment.
The quantity of flexi-milk available for reallocation by those purchasers who exceeded their quotas in 1984-85 was approximately 24 million gallons. The names of these purchasers are:
Athboy Co-op Creamery Limited
Ballinfull Co-operative Agricultural and Dairy Society Limited
Ballyclough Co-operative Creamery Limited
Bandon Co-operative Agricultural and Dairy Society Limited
Boherbue Co-operative Agricultural and Dairy Society Limited
Drinagh Co-operative Creamery Limited
Drombane Co-operative Agricultural and Dairy Society Limited
Fealebridge and Headleysbridge Co-operative Dairy Society Limited
Golden Vale Co-operative Creamery Limited
Kerry Co-operative Creameries Limited
Lee Strand Co-operative Creamery Limited
Lisavaird Co-operative Creamery Limited
Maudabawn Co-operative Creamery Limited
Midwest Farmers' Co-operative Limited
Mullinahone Co-operative Dairy Society Limited
Newmarket Co-operative Creamery Limited
North Cork Co-operative Creamery Limited
Ryan Dairies Ltd. (Drogheda & Dundalk)
Shannon Dairies Limited
Snowcream (Midlands) Limited
Waterford Co-operative Society Limited
Westmeath Co-operative Agricultural and Dairy Society Limited
