Dáil Éireann díospóireacht -
Tuesday, 2 Jul 1996

Vol. 467 No. 7

Written Answers. - Leased Milk Quotas.

Brian Cowen

Ceist:

353 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the number and percentage of farmers in each co-operative area who were in receipt of temporary leased milk quota for each of the years from 1990 to 1996; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13946/96]

Brian Cowen

Ceist:

354 Mr. Cowen asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the average of temporary leased milk quota by Co-operative area held by farmers in each of the years from 1990 in respect of farmers with quotas of more than 5,000, 5,000 to 10,000, 10,000 to 15,000, 15,000 to 20,000,20,000 to 25,000, 25,000 to 30,000, 30,000 to 35,000, 35,000 to 40,000, 40,000 to 45,000, 45,000 to 50,000, 50,000 to 55,000, 55,000 to 60,000, 60,000 to 65,000, 65,000 to 70,000, 70,000 to 75,000, 75,000 to 80,000, 80,000 to 85,000, 85,000 to 90,000, 90,000 to 95,000, 95,000 to 100,000 and more than 100,000 gallons; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13947/96]

Willie O'Dea

Ceist:

362 Mr. O'Dea asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry the amount of gallons of milk quota leased on the open market during the production year 1995/1996 by producers of less than 30,000 gallons, producers of between 30,000 and 50,000 gallons, and producers of in excess of 50,000 gallons. [14002/96]

Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry (Mr. Yates)

I propose to take Questions Nos. 353, 354 and 362 together.

The statistics required are not available in the format requested. However, the following tables summarise the breakdown of the allocation of quota to the defined categories under each temporary leasing scheme since 1990 and the quantity of quota leased with land.

Temporary Leasing Schemes

Quota Year	*Category I	*Category II	*Category III	Total
Million Gallons	%	Million Gallons	%	Million Gallons	%	Million Gallons
1989-90	10.7	64	3.1	19	2.8	17	16.6
1990-91	9.1	57	3.1	20	3.7	23	15.9
1991-92	12.1	46	6.6	25	7.6	29	26.3
1992-93	19.1	44	11.4	27	12.4	29	42.9
1993-94	37.8	55	20.3	29	10.4	15	68.5
1994-95	37.0	45	26.8	33	18.3	22	82.1
1995-96†	40.0	59	20.7	30	7.7	11	68.4
1995-96†‡	23.4	59	12.5	31	4.0	10	39.9
1996-97†‡	29.5	71	8.3	20	3.8	9	41.6

†Estimated.

‡The figures for 1996-97 relate to the outcome of the operation of the first stage of the Temporary Leasing Scheme. Two further stages will be operated later in the year.

*Category I — Producers with quotas of under 30,000 gallons (35,000 gallons in 1996-97).

*Category II — Producers with quotas between 30,000 and 50,000 gallons (35,000 to 55,000 gallons in 1996-97).

*Category III — Producers with quotas over 50,000 gallons (over 55,000 gallons in 1996-97).

Land and Quota Leases

Quota Year	Number of Leases	Quantity (Million Gallons)
1989-90	4,588	33.2
1990-91	6,000	40.0
1991-92	7,226	48.8
1992-93	8,825	54.8
1993-94	6,238	61.0
1994-95	5,579	57.7