Seaweed Harvesting Licences

Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Questions (516)

Éamon Ó Cuív

Question:

516. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government the number of seaweed harvesting licences issued to date; the fees charged for these licences; the duration of these licences; the dates issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [19665/14]

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Written answers

Minister of State at the Department of the Environment, Community and Local Government

According to my Department’s records, 38 foreshore licences to harvest seaweed have issued since the commencement of the Foreshore Act 1933 . The majority of these licences concern the hand harvesting of small amounts of seaweed, which is reflected in the fees charged. Detailed information in relation to the licences is set out in tabular form below :

Commencement date	Expiry date	Annual fee
20/08/1965	31/05/1966	€5.08
06/09/1967	06/06/1968	€5.07
18/07/1968	18/04/1969	€5.07
12/08/1969	12/05/1970	€5.07
11/09/1970	11/06/1971	€5.07
14/06/1973	14/06/1974	€6.34
31/07/1973	01/05/1974	€20.31
01/08/1974	01/05/1975	€6.34
05/04/1995	24/09/1995	€27.93
02/02/1996	02/05/1996	€190.46
19/02/1996	30/04/1996	€2.53
27/04/1997	15/06/1997	€253.94
14/05/1997	31/05/1997	€12.69
01/10/1997	01/04/1998	€126.97
15/01/1998	12/02/1998	€25.39
18/06/1998	18/09/1998	€17.77
01/10/2000	01/10/2001	€63.48
01/11/2001	01/11/2002	€63.48
17/12/2001	17/12/2002	€63.48
28/03/2003	28/03/2004	€64.00
26/06/2003	26/06/2004	€100.00
28/03/2004	28/03/2005	€100.00
28/02/2005	28/02/2006	€127.00
28/03/2005	28/03/2006	€127.00
25/10/2006	25/10/2007	€127.00
16/04/2007	16/04/2008	€127.00
01/08/2007	01/08/2008	€127.00
28/03/2006	28/03/2007	€127.00
28/03/2007	28/03/2008	€127.00
03/06/2009	03/06/2010	€127.00
28/03/2007	28/03/2013	€127.00
01/02/2011	31/01/2016	€127.00
20/12/2010	19/12/2015	€127.00
01/04/2012	01/04/2017	€127.00
01/06/2012	01/06/2022	€1.00*
01/06/2012	31/05/2022	€1.00*
01/01/2014	01/01/2024	€10,500.00 **
01/07/2013	30/06/2018	€127.00

* Licence issued to Cork County Council to remove sea lettuce

** Licence to mechanically harvest Laminaria spp. for commercial purposes