Ned O'Keeffe (Cork East, Fianna Fail)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food if she has reconsidered an application from a person (details supplied) in County Cork to lease their milk quota in 2005. [6398/05]

Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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The named person made an application to my Department for permission to temporarily lease his entire quota for the 2004-05 milk quota year. Permission to lease the entire quota can be granted only where the applicant is unable to deliver milk due to force majeure, or in other duly justified cases, temporarily affecting production capacity. Notwithstanding that the application was late, it was assessed but based on the information provided the application was not successful. The application has now been reconsidered but unfortunately no grounds exist on which to change the decision. If the named person submits additional information to my Department as soon as possible, the matter will be considered further.