Ivan Yates
Ceist:84 Mr. Yates asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and Rural Development if an additional suckler cow quota will be approved for a person (details supplied) in County Wexford; and, if so, the date in this regard. [6350/00]
Written Answers. - Suckler Cow Quota.
The person named has applied for an allocation of suckler cow quota from the year 2000 national reserve under category D. This category is confined to farmers who do not qualify under the priority categories A, B and C.
More than 7,400 farmers applied for reserve quota which is being allocated, inter alia, with reference to each applicants level of livestock units. Under category D, farmers with no livestock units will be allocated quota first, then continuing with those with one livestock unit and so on, until all the available quota is distributed. As the amount of quota available for distribution is limited, it is estimated that all the available quota for category D applicants will be distributed to those with less than 15 livestock units.
As the person named has 50.2 livestock units, there is insufficient quota in the reserve to enable an allocation to be made to her.