Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 May 2013
324. Deputy Noel Grealish asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason data of lice levels relating to salmon cage installations is only available from the Marine Institute two to three years after the event; if the data can be made publicly available within a month; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21109/13]
View answerReports regarding the results of sea lice inspections are circulated on a monthly basis to stakeholders, including Inland Fisheries Ireland, Fishery owners representatives and Salmon Watch Ireland.
In addition, all data in relation to sea lice inspections is published annually. The complete results for the inspection programme in 2012 has been published (Irish Fisheries Bulletin No. 41) and is available in printed form or to download from the Marine Institute website at www.marine.ie. All previous reports are also available for download.
The annual reports are made freely available and contain all the inspection results, details of trends and issues and a full explanation of the monitoring and control process.
