Written answers
Tuesday, 6 July 2010
Department of Agriculture and Food
Milk Quota
10:00 am
Michael Creed (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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Question 567: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will identify the members of the independent panel who adjudicated on applications to the scheme for the allocation of milk quota to new entrants; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [29197/10]
Brendan Smith (Cavan-Monaghan, Fianna Fail)
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The Scheme for the Allocation of Milk Quota to New Entrants was introduced in 2009 with a second scheme implemented in 2010.
Applications that satisfied the eligibility criteria as set out in the detailed rules of the scheme were required to be presented for assessment to establish the extent to which each applicant could demonstrate a real and long-term commitment to dairying.
A panel was established for this purpose. The panel was required to recommend, for approval, only those applications considered to provide the best evidence of a viable and sustainable enterprise. The panel was chaired by a representative of ICOS and consisted of a member of Teagasc and two members of the Department.
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