Dáil Éireann Debate, Thursday - 4 October 2012
155. Deputy John O'Mahony asked the Minister for the Environment; Community and Local Government the reason a licence is required for the mechanical harvesting of seaweed in this country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [42377/12]
Amharc ar fhreagraSection 3 of the Foreshore Act 1933 provides that the removal of any beach material from the foreshore is an activity which requires a licence. The definition of beach material in the Act includes seaweed, whether the seaweed is rooted on the foreshore or washed up by tidal action.
