Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 27 April 2016
26. Deputy Gerry Adams asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the tender process for the report, Potential for Land Based Salmon Grow-out in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems in Ireland; and the input Bórd Iascaigh Mhara has had into this report's terms of reference and its outcomes. [8581/16]
View answerI understand that Bord Iascaigh Mhara provided grant aid of €8,600 to the Irish Salmon Growers Association for the preparation of its 2015 report ‘Potential for Land Based Salmon Growout in Recirculating Aquaculture Systems (RAS) in Ireland'. This support was provided through a 2014 competitive call for projects under BIM’s Aquaculture Innovation and Technology Scheme. The project was selected by BIM for support after technical evaluation by BIM’s technical specialists and appraisal by a selection board. BIM had no input to the Report’s terms of reference and the research and outcomes of the report were delivered by a scientific consultant independent of BIM.
