Vol. 491 No. 4
64 Mr. McGuinness asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if the applications for an allocation of quota from the 1998 national reserve have now been fully processed; and if he will consider the case made by a person (details supplied) in County Kilkenny for an allocation. [12493/98]
The person named has applied for an allocation of suckler cow quota from the 1998 national reserve.
I have accepted the recommendations of the quota review group which gave priority for the allocation of quota from this reserve to eligible applicants with low livestock units. Livestock units are calculated with reference to applications under the suckler cow premium scheme, ewe premium scheme and special beef premium scheme and from any milk quota held by the applicant. All the available quota has been utilised by eligible applicants with less than 5.8 livestock units.
As the person named already has a suckler cow quota of 12 premium rights, that is, 12 livestock units, he will not receive an allocation of quota from this reserve.
