asked the Minister for Agriculture and Food if there will be any changes in the milk quota system for the coming year; and the stage at which a decision will be made on those who have applied for quotas as a result of their getting out of milk production under the EC conversion scheme as a result of the Mulder judgment.

Apart from whatever changes may arise from the Mulder judgment, there are no proposals at this stage for amending the quota system at Community level for the coming year.

The Mulder proposals are currently being considered by the Council of Ministers. However it is not possible to indicate at this stage when the final decisions will be made by the Council on this issue.