Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 6 October 2015
384. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the progress to date in evaluating an application from Bord Iascaigh Mhara for an aquaculture licence in Galway Bay; the date the application was received; when a decision will be made; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [34387/15]
View answerThe aquaculture licence application from Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM) for the cultivation of finfish in Galway Bay was received by my Department in August 2012. The application and its accompanying Environmental Impact Statement are being considered under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act and the 1933 Foreshore Act.
A determination in respect of the application will be made as soon as possible following completion of the necessary assessment process.
As the application is under active consideration as part of the statutory process it would not be appropriate for me to comment further at this time.
