Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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551. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the persons or legal company that will verify that the re-allocation of approximately 500,000 litres has taken place (details supplied). [31387/14]

Martin Ferris (Kerry North-West Limerick, Sinn Fein)
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552. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if all the relevant information and papers related to the illegal internal alteration of milk quota reallocation (details supplied) has been sent to the Chief State Solicitor's office; when a final outcome on the matter is expected from the Chief State Solicitor. [31388/14]

Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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I propose to take Questions Nos. 551 and 552 together.

As already indicated, my Department has carried out investigations into allegations that milk collections from a milk supplier were credited to another milk supplier which was facilitated by the milk purchaser concerned.

As I have previously outlined to the House, the investigation carried out by officials in my Department is now complete. At my request, corrective actions have been completed by all parties concerned, including the reallocation of milk to the original supplier; the payment of the super levy fine by the supplier concerned; and the distribution of the unused quota though the ‘flexi milk’ scheme. I am currently following internal procurement procedures in order to select a company to independently verify these actions.

All the relevant papers in this case have been sent to the Chief State Solicitor’s Office for advice on whether any further action is warranted, having regard to the provisions of the Milk Quota Regulations or other legal provisions and the matter is still under consideration by that Office.