Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 14 October 2004
85 Mr. Naughten asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if an application for hardship milk quota for a person (details supplied) in County Roscommon will be approved; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [24919/04]
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 in the 2003-04 milk quota year. However, there was insufficient quota available in the 2003-04 milk quota year to enable the tribunal to deal with all applications received and some, including that from the named individual, were held over for consideration in the current 2004-05 quota year. A letter issued to him outlining this position.
The tribunal will examine the cases referred to above in the next few weeks and, when the application of the person named has been considered, he will be notified of the outcome accordingly.
