Written answers
Tuesday, 6 February 2007
Department of Agriculture and Food
Milk Quota
10:00 am
Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 447: To ask the Minister for Agriculture and Food the position regarding regulations for temporary leasing of milk quota for 2007 to 2008 in view of the fact that a review has taken place of these regulations. [3837/07]
Mary Coughlan (Donegal South West, Fianna Fail)
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Under the Milk Quota Regulations a producer who has delivered some milk quota in the current quota year can offer the undelivered part of a milk quota into the Temporary Leasing Scheme. Up until the 2005/06 quota year a rule applied whereby, if a producer delivered less than 70% of their quota in two consecutive years, the undelivered part could be added to the National Reserve. This rule was changed with effect from the current 2006/07 quota year, and the 70% minimum level of deliveries does not now apply.
A review of this rule change, together with the details of the 2007/08 Temporary Leasing Scheme, will be conducted shortly by the Milk Quota Review Group, which is comprised of representatives of the farm organisations, the processing sector, technical advisers and my Department.
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