Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 73: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the number of applicants under the new entrants to dairying scheme as recently administered by his Department; the number of successful applicants for new entrants to dairying; the number of successful applicants for additional milk quota; the number of applicants identified as eligible under Category B in respect of this section of the scheme; the reason a person (details supplied) in County Cork was not approved for additional quota; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24948/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I recently announced the results of the Scheme for New Entrants to Dairying. In this Scheme applications were invited under 2 categories; Category A was for brand new entrants - those who had not previously held quota and, Category B – was for existing quota holders – those who had previously purchased quota as a New Entrant under a Milk Quota Trading Scheme. A total of 58 applications to Category A and 53 applications to Category B were received by the closing date of 9 April 2010, giving an overall total of 111 applications to the Scheme.

Of the 111 applications, 73 were successful, with 41 applicants in Category A being awarded 200,000 litres each and 32 applicants in Category B being awarded 181,250 each. The selection process for the Scheme involves the assessment of a business plan by an independent panel of experts. In the case of the named person, the panel did not consider that the application merited selection under this process.