Trevor Sargent
Question:298 Mr. Sargent asked the Minister for the Marine whether he will grant a fish culture licence to a company (details supplied) in County Donegal under section 15 of the Fisheries (Consolidation) Act, 1959, for which a notice of application appeared in newspapers (details supplied) on Friday, 17 January 1997, or whether it is his intention not to licence any salmon farms until the Fisheries (Amendment) Bill, 1996, becomes law; whether he will require the company to apply for an aquaculture licence under the Act; and whether he will require that the environmental impact statement published in accordance with section 15(a) of the 1959 Act in support of the application for a fish culture licence be republished in accordance with the provision of the new Act. [3602/97]