Jim Daly (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 88: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if it is possible for successful applicants of category A brand new entrants to dairying to purchase additional quota on the open market; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [13081/11]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The 2011 Scheme for the Allocation of Milk Quota to New Entrants was announced on 31 January 2011, with a closing date of 8 April 2011. The Scheme provides for three New Entrant categories, namely: Category A - Brand New Entrant to Dairying; Category B - Purchaser of Quota as a New Entrant through the Milk Quota Trading Scheme; Category C - Purchaser of Quota as a Successor through the Milk Quota Trading Scheme.

Quota allocated under this scheme is for the use of the successful applicant only, for as long as he/she remains in milk production, and is subject to the normal conditions in relation to transfer, disposal or temporary leasing that attach to allocations of National Reserve quota.

The detailed rules of the Scheme state that applicants in Category A above who receive quota under this scheme may not benefit from the transfer of quota for a period of 3 years, except through inheritance following the death of the transferor. However, successful applicants who acquire quota under this scheme will be eligible to apply to purchase additional quota in the Milk Quota Trading Scheme.