Liam Aylward
Ceist:169 Mr. Aylward asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry if he will have arrangements made to have a suckler cow quota issued on appeal to persons (details supplied) in County Kilkenny. [3687/95]
Written Answers - Suckler Cow Quota.
The person named qualified for a suckler cow quota of six premium rights based on the number of eligible suckler cows thay had in 1992, the reference year.
They had nine eligible cows in 1993 and applied to the national reserve for additional quota to cover the extra three cows. The category under which they applied was confined to herdowners who were limited in 1992 to payment on ten cows because of EU regulations. As they had only six eligible cows in 1992 they did not qualify for that category and they have not submitted any evidence to suggest that they would qualify under any of the other priority categories.
They may apply to the 1994 national reserve for a quota allocation and I have arranged to have an application form sent to them when they become available within the next three weeks.