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Aquaculture Licence Applications

Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 15 April 2015

Wednesday, 15 April 2015

Questions (311)

Clare Daly

Question:

311. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 290 of 10 March 2015, the experts from whom he is seeking the very detailed scientific and environmental advice on the Galway Bay licence application; the way this advice will relate to advice from the Marine Institute on the application; and if the advice sought relates only to the Galway Bay application. [14917/15]

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As the Deputy has been advised the specific aquaculture licence application from Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) for the cultivation of finfish in Galway Bay is under active consideration by my Department in accordance with the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act. The assessment process reflects the full engineering, scientific, environmental, legal and public policy aspects of the application.

The main scientific input to my Department’s assessment of the application is provided, in the normal way, by the Marine Institute and other relevant Statutory Consultees. The assessment process will, of course, also take into account relevant scientific and environmental inputs received as part of the public consultation stage of the process.

As the application is under active consideration by my Department as part of the statutory process it would not be appropriate for me to comment further on it at this time.

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