Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 8 July 2021
336. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the legal standing of a salmon farm in respect of which a licence has been granted that has ceased operating for a continuous period of two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37060/21]
View answerAquaculture licences are granted subject to the provisions of the Fisheries (Amendment) Act, 1997, the 1993 Foreshore Act and applicable EU legislation.
Section 69 - (2) of the 1997 Fisheries Amendment Act provides for:
- Revocation of an aquaculture licence in circumstances where aquaculture at a site has ceased for a continuous period of 2 years.
- Consideration of factors in relation to the cessation of aquaculture where revocation is under consideration.
