Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 5 December 2017
408. Deputy Thomas Pringle asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the number of foreshore licences his Department has issued for Lough Foyle in each year to date in 2017; the persons or bodies these licenses were granted to; the geographical positions of each; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51549/17]
Amharc ar fhreagraMy Department does not issue foreshore licences in respect of Lough Foyle. The management of aquaculture and associated foreshore licensing functions in Lough Foyle gives rise to legal and jurisdictional complexities. Negotiations regarding the jurisdiction of the Lough Foyle area are a matter for my colleague, the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade.
My Department organises and participates in an inter-departmental working group which is pursuing a way forward in terms of the future management of aquaculture and associated foreshore activities on Lough Foyle, in parallel with a workable resolution to the complex jurisdictional issues involved.
