Ruairí Quinn
Question:951 Deputy Ruairí Quinn asked the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if the salmon aquaculture licence at an island (details supplied) in County Clare was revoked in December 2006 following a two year period when no aquaculture took place; if the licence was not revoked in 2006, the reason he did not; if the licensee has now applied for a renewal of the licence; if he will grant the renewal of the licence for salmon farming only on the condition that an environmental impact assessment and an assessment under the habitats directive will be carried out first; if his attention has been drawn to the fact that Deenish Island is a marine special area of conservation and is in close proximity to a number of salmon special areas of conservation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [1160/10]
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