Written answers
Wednesday, 11 February 2015
Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
Milk Quota Applications
Áine Collins (Cork North West, Fine Gael)
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80. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if farmers who plan to supply milk, after the quota restrictions have been lifted, can apply for any available quota that may exist in their local co-operative, at present. [6266/15]
Simon Coveney (Cork South Central, Fine Gael)
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The Milk Quota Regulations will cease to exist on 31 March 2015 and as a result the requirement to hold a milk quota in order to sell or supply milk will cease to exist. However, between now and 31 March, milk purchasers who are selling or supplying milk must hold a milk quota and have it allotted to a particular milk purchaser. At the end of the milk quota year, on 31 March, each milk purchaser will then distribute any unused quota to their permanent milk quota holders, in accordance with the rules governing the National Flexi Milk Distribution Scheme. There is no application system for such quota.
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