Bernard J. Durkan
Ceist:97 Mr. Durkan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the sheep quota currently being offered to a person (details supplied) in County Kildare; and if he will make a statement on the matter.
Written Answers. - Sheep Quota.
The relevant EC Regulations provide for ewe premium quotas to be based on the number of ewes on which a producer was paid the ewe premium in 1991, provided that the producer also applied for the premium in 1992.
The person named is not entitled to a quota because he did not apply for ewe premium in 1992. However, the EC Regulations provide for the establishment of both a national reserve and a special reserve for the disadvantaged areas for allocation to certain categories of producers. My Department will be announcing the criteria for the allocation of these reserves shortly and the person named can then submit an application, along with supporting documentation, for reserve quota to my Department at Michael Davitt House, Castlebar.
My Department has no record of this person entering into a partnership with his nephew.