Ned O'Keeffe
Ceist:214 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if he will approve the transfer of a milk quota for 2004 to a person (details supplied) in County Cork on compassionate grounds. [5630/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraTuesday, 24 February 2004
Ceisteanna (122, 123)
Freagraí scríofa
Milk quota can only be transferred between family members when the land to which the quota attaches is transferred as provided for under the milk quota regulations. A lease of land with quota is possible between family members. That possibility of a land lease has been raised in discussions between my Department and the named person, but I understand the named person and his brother are reluctant to follow this course. There is no provision under the regulations whereby a producer can temporarily transfer quota without land to another producer.
Ned O'Keeffe
Ceist:215 Mr. N. O’Keeffe asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an additional milk quota will be allocated to a person (details supplied) in County Cork. [5631/04]
Amharc ar fhreagraAllocations of milk quota from the national reserve are granted on the basis of recommendations from the milk quota appeals tribunal. The tribunal is a body established to consider and advise on applications for additional quota from individual producers who have suffered severe hardship in the context of the milk quota system. The person named submitted an application for additional quota on the grounds of hardship and this was considered by the tribunal in the current 2003-04 milk quota year. Unfortunately, it did not recommend making an allocation on this occasion and the person named was notified of this outcome. While every application to the tribunal is treated in a fair and sympathetic manner it has not been possible, within the constraints of the limited amount of quota available and the sizeable number of applications received, to meet the demands for quota from all applicants.