Vol. 428 No. 2
107 Mr. Hilliard asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he intends to extend the closing dates for the male beef premium scheme in 1993 as there is no restriction applying from Brussels on the number of beef premia applications in a member state.
The EC regulations governing the special beef premium scheme allow member states to limit the number of applications which may be submitted by a producer in a year in order to facilitate administration of the scheme. My Department intends to have at least three application periods for the special beef premium scheme in 1993 compared with two application periods in 1992.
Later in the year, I will be reviewing our experience of implementing the Common Agricultural Policy reform measures and, in that context, I will examine the necessity for having greater flexibility in the implementation of the scheme.
