Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 November 2012
138. Deputy Richard Boyd Barrett asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the input he had, in the decision to grant an exploratory licence to a company (details supplied) to drill and conduct seismic surveys in the major fishing area of Dublin Bay and the Kish Bank. [48408/12]
View answer141. Deputy John Halligan asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the input he had, in the decision to grant an exploratory licence to a company (details supplied) to drill and conduct seismic surveys in the major fishing area of Dublin Bay and the Kish Bank. [48409/12]
View answerI propose to take Questions Nos. 138 and 141 together.
The foreshore licence application referred to by the Deputies was referred by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government to my Department for observations in December 2011.
Following an assessment of the application by the Marine Institute, my Department advised the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government in February 2012 that the activity associated with the application will not have a significant impact on aquaculture or fishery related activities in the study area provided that the mitigation measures outlined as part of the application are implemented in full.
