Dáil Éireann Debate, Wednesday - 8 November 2017
49. Deputy Clare Daly asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine further to Parliamentary Question No. 169 of 18 October 2017, if previous to 21 September 2017, the company complied with SI 261 of 2008 Notification of Disease (2) (a); the action he has taken or plans to take if the requirements of the legislation were not met. [46928/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraThe Competent Authority responsible for the implementation of the Directive in Ireland is the Marine Institute.
The Marine Institute has confirmed to my Department that the operator of the aquaculture site in question has complied in full with the requirements of the Directive and Statutory Instrument No. 261 of 2008.
The mortalities at the site referred to by the Deputy have been caused in part by Cardiomyopathy Syndrome (CMS) and a jellyfish attack.
While my Department is satisfied that the notification requirements as specified in Statutory Instrument No. 261 of 2008 have been complied with, there are other notification requirements which form part of the terms and conditions of the applicable Aquaculture Licence. My Department is currently examining whether all the necessary notifications required by the licence terms and conditions have been fully adhered to. This examination is currently ongoing as part of a statutory process and, pending completion of this process it would not be appropriate for me to comment further.
