Dan Neville (Limerick West, Fine Gael)
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Question 439: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will review an application in respect of a person (details supplied) in County Limerick; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [26426/10]

Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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I announced details of the 2010 Scheme for the Allocation of Milk Quota to New Entrants on 24th February last. Following this announcement my Department published a document detailing the terms and conditions in relation to the eligibility criteria attached to the Scheme. Among the criteria, which were produced in consultation with the farming organisations and ICOS, was the requirement on applicants to satisfy certain educational standards, details of which were also contained in the document.

The panel concluded their assessment of all eligible applications, the results of which I announced on 31st May last. As the person named did not satisfy the educational qualifications, his application was deemed ineligible and was not presented to the panel for assessment. The situation regarding his educational qualifications has not changed in the meantime, therefore I cannot see any benefit from conducting a review of this case.