Tom Hayes (Tipperary South, Fine Gael)
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Question 518: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the reason an application on behalf of a person (details supplied) in County Tipperary to the scheme for the allocation of milk quota to new entrants was unsuccessful; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36641/09]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I announced the results of the Scheme for the Allocation of Milk Quota to New Entrants to Dairying on 30 September 2009. All applicants were notified of the outcome of their application at that time.

Of the 141 applications that were received by the closing date of 31 July 2009, 106 satisfied the eligibility criteria as set out in the detailed rules of the scheme and were presented to the assessment group for consideration.

As the pool of quota available for allocation was limited, the assessment group was required to recommend the applications that best demonstrated a real and long-term commitment to dairying and that also provided the best evidence of a viable and sustainable enterprise. Over the course of three extended days of meetings each application was the subject of a detailed discussion by the group. Unfortunately the named person was not considered by the assessment group to merit a position in the top 70 applications.