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Milk Quota.

Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 9 November 2004

Tuesday, 9 November 2004

Ceisteanna (220, 221)

Jack Wall

Ceist:

282 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding milk quotas for a farmer who had milk quota leased for the period April 1998 to April 2005; the effect which the new agreement will have in regard to such a farmer regarding payments, remuneration and the quota; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27907/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

Freagraí scríofa

The milk quota regulations allow a number of options to a lessor when a lease expires. The lessor may resume production, renew the lease with the same lessee, establish a lease with a close family member, and in certain very limited circumstances where the lessor is in the early retirement scheme he or she may establish a new lease with a non-family member. The lessor may also sell the quota without the land to the departing lessee, sell the quota into the restructuring scheme, or sell the land with the quota attached on the open market.

Under the single payment scheme, the dairy premium is payable in respect of eligible quota available on a producer's holding on 31 March 2005. Where a person has leased out his or her quota to a producer for the period of 1 April 1997 to 31 March 2005, the dairy premium in respect of that quota is payable to the lessee.

Jack Wall

Ceist:

283 Mr. Wall asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding a farmer who has lands and milk quotas leased prior to the de-coupling agreement and whose lease expires within the next three months in respect of payments for milk quotas; the position regarding the remuneration to the landowner in regard to such quotas; the effect this will have in regard to the new agreements reached for the farmer; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [27911/04]

Amharc ar fhreagra

In respect of the decoupled dairy premium, where a lease of lands and milk quota expires during the milk quota year, that part of the milk quota utilised by the lessee will be available to that person for the purposes of establishing the de-coupled premium in 2005. The remainder of the leased quota will be transferred to the lessor, if the lease is not renewed. The lessor will be entitled to the de-coupled dairy premium on the transferred quota if he or she is a milk producer during the 2004-05 milk quota year or commences milk production in his or her own right prior to May 2005.

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