Vol. 449 No. 4
238 Mr. Ring asked the Minister for the Marine when a person (details supplied) in County Mayo will receive a fish farm licence for which he applied a number of years ago; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3853/95]
I am advised by the Department that an application for licensing to engage in salmon farming in Clew Bay, County Mayo was originally made to the Department by the person concerned in October 1987.
It was decided in early 1992 that this application, which related to a proposal for an additional farm in Clew Bay, should on the basis of precautionary principles, be put on hold in the light of emerging analyses on the possible interactions between salmon farming and sea trout stocks.
I have instructed officials of the Department of the Marine to meet with the person in question to explain matters fully as soon as possible.
