Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 7 March 2017
690. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to his decision not to revoke the aquaculture licence held by a company (details supplied) for its Inishfarnard site in view of the fact his Department cannot provide a definition of a smolt, if all smolt licences issued by his Department are now void. [11506/17]
View answerApplications for aquaculture licences are assessed under the provisions of the 1997 Fisheries (Amendment) Act which provides for extensive consultation with stakeholders and also a period of general public consultation. Licence decisions in each case are made following detailed advice from my Department’s scientific and technical advisers.
An appropriate amendment in the case of Inishfarnard is, as previously advised under consideration by my Department at present.
